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located in Moss Point, Jackson County,

Mississippi.

This consent decree represents a

settlement between the United States,

State of Mississippi and Morton. The

consent decree requires Morton to: (1)

Pay a penalty of $20 million, with $10

million being paid to the United States

and $10 million being paid to the State

of Mississippi, (2) perform

Supplemental Environmental Projects

(SEPs) valued at $16 million, (3)

conduct a comprehensive analysis of

conditions at the Facility, and (4)

perform, if necessary, corrective

measures at the Facility. In addition, the

consent decree provides for audits to be

conducted by a third party or parties at

Morton chemical plants acquired by

Rohm & Haas in 1999.

The SEPs include a Plant SEP which

requires Morton to reduce or eliminate

pollutants and to strive to terminate

injection into deep wells as a method of

disposal, a community SEP which

provides for the rehabilitation or

replacement of lateral sewer lines in the

City of Moss Point, Mississippi, and the

funding of a ‘‘Green Chemistry’’ project

at the University of Southern

Mississippi’s School of Polymer

Science. The Green Chemistry project is

intended to develop architectural

coatings which contain plant oils rather

than volatile organic compounds. The

community lateral line project will

address inflow and infiltration which

contributes to sewage overflows that

plague Moss Point.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed Second Consent

Decree. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and natural resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

P.O. box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044,

and should refer to United States and

State of Mississippi v. Morton

International, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–7–1–

06413. Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Southern District of

Mississippi, 808 Vieux Marche, 2nd

Floor, Biloxi, Mississippi 39501; and at

Region 4, Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal

Center, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta,

Georgia 30303. A copy of the proposed

Consent Decree may be obtained by mail

from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. box 7611,

Washington, D.C. 20044. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $26.25 (without exhibits),

$77.75 (with exhibits) (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Treasurer of the United States.

Walker Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 38

FR 19029, notice is hereby given that on

October 30, 2000, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Puerto Rico

Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Civil

Action No. 00–1942 (PG), was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the District of Puerto Rico. The United

States’ complaint sought injunctive

relief and civil penalties under the

Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) against the

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer

Authority (‘‘PRASA’’), in regard to

violations of the New Source

Performance Standards for sewage

treatment plants and the Puerto Rico

State Implementation Plan, resulting

from PRASA’s operation of the multiple

hearth furnace (‘‘MHF’’) sludge

incineration facility at its Puerto Nuevo

wastewater treatment plant located in

Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico.

The consent decree provides that

PRASA shall pay a civil penalty of

$80,000 and implement a supplemental

environmental project, consisting of the

installation of belt filter presses at its

Bayamon wastewater treatment plant,

estimated to cost about $692,000. The

consent decree also requires PRASA to

render its MHF units inoperable and

enjoins PRASA from any future

operation of those units.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044, and

should refer to United States v. Puerto

Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority,

D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–1874A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Federal Office Building,

Rm. 101, Carlos E. Chardon Avenue,

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 and at the

Region II office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York 10007. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check (there is a 25 cent per page

reproduction cost) in the amount of

$7.75 payable to the ‘‘Consent Decree

Library.’’

Bruce S. Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in the matter The

Surfrider Foundation v. John M. Bernal,

Case No. 99–CV–2441–BTM(JFS) (S.D.

Cal.), was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Southern District

of California on October 16, 2000. The

proposed Consent Decree concerns

alleged violations of Section 402 of the

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342, at the

South Bay International Wastewater

Treatment Plant, located at 2415 Dairy

Mart Road, San Diego County, San

Diego, California.

The proposed Consent Decree would

require (1) the performance of certain

environmental studies and evaluations

relating to discharge of wastewater from

the Plant, and (2) the United States

Section of the International Boundary

and Water Commission to complete a

secondary sewage treatment project for

the Plant.

The United States Department of

Justice will receive written comments

relating to the proposed Consent Decree

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of publication of this notice.

Comments should be addressed to S.

Randall Humm, Trial Attorney, United

States Department of Justice,

Environmental Defense Section, P.O.

Box 23986, Washington, D.C. 20026–

3986, with copies provided to William

A. Wilcox, Jr., International Boundary

and Water Commission, Office of the

Staff Counsel, 4171 No. Mesa Street;

Suite C–310, El Paso, TX 79902, and

Robert Moyer, Assistant Regional

Counsel, United States Environmental

Protection Agency—Region IX, U.S.

EPA Border Office, 610 West Ash Street,

Suite 703, San Diego, California, and

should reference The Surfrider

Foundation v. John M. Bernal, Case No.

99–CV–2441–BTM(JFS) (S.D. Cal.).

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The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United

States District Court for the Southern

District of California, 4290 Edward J.

Schwartz Federal Building, 880 Front

Street, San Diego, California.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

Notice is hereby given that on October

30, 2000, a proposed consent decree in

United States and the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania v. Tafton Water Company,

et al., Civil Action No. 33: CV 99–263,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Middle District of

Pennsylvania.

In this action, the United States and

Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection sought civil

penalties, injunctive relief, and

preliminary injunctive relief for

violations of the Safe Drinking Water

Act and Pennsylvania’s Safe Drinking

Water Act at the Tafton water system

which serves the Wilson Hill

development in Hawley, Pennsylvania.

The proposed consent decree would

resolve certain claims against Winton

Consolidated Companies, Inc., Public

Service Water Company, Tafton Water

Company, (‘‘Corporate Defendants’’) and

Richard M.S. Freeman, (collectively,

‘‘the Defendants’’) by requiring the

Corporate Defendants to pay $200,000

in civil penalties and the Defendants to

pay $4,417.72 to the Wilson Hill

Property Owners Association Water

Company for reimbursement of

expenses it incurred at the Tafton water

system and the transfer of ownership of

the Tafton water system to an unrelated

entity. Additionally, Richard Freeman is

required to pay $1,000 in stipulated

penalties to the United States for his

violation of a 1999 Consent Decree.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the consent decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611,

and should refer to United States v.

Tafton Water Company, et al., DOJ #90–

5–1–1–06424.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the offices of the United

States Attorney, Middle District of

Pennsylvania, Federal Building, 228

Walnut Street, Second Floor, P.O. Box

11754, Harrisburg, PA 17108. A copy of

the proposed consent decree may also

be obtained by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC

20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, 42

U.S.C. 9601 to 9675

Notice is hereby given that two

proposed consent decrees in United

States v. Weil-McLain Inc., et al., Civil

Action No. 3:00CV0593RM, were lodged

on September 25, 2000 with the United

States District Court for the Northern

District of Indiana, South Bend

Division. Both consent decrees concern

claims under the Comprehensive

Environmental Compensation and

Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) in connection

with the Waste, Inc. Superfund Site

located in Michigan City, Indiana (the

‘‘Site’’). One proposed decree (the

‘‘Conversion Consent Decree’’) resolves

the United States’ claims for costs, civil

penalties, and injunctive relief against

nine settling defendants who failed to

comply with a unilateral administrative

order issued by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency in December 1995.

This decree also resolves claims for past

costs incurred in connection with the

Site against forty-three (43) other

settling defendants and ensures the

continued implementation of the

remedial action at the Site that was

begun under EPA’s 1995 unilateral

administrative order.

The second proposed consent decree

(the ‘‘MWS Consent Decree’’) resolves

the United States’ claims against 18

other defendants for past costs incurred

in responding to the disposal of

municipal solid waste (MWS) at the

Site. The settling defendants under

consent decree sent only MSW to the

Site, and they will pay $227,000 into a

special account for use in remediation

of the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the consent decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, P.O. Box 7611, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20044–7611, and

should refer to United States v. WeilMcLain, Inc., et al., No. 3:00CV0593RM,

D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–1376B.

The consent decrees may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 204 South Main Street, South

Bend, Indiana 46601–2191; and at the

Region 5 Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. A

copy of the consent decrees may also be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20044–7611. In requesting a copy of the

Conversion Consent Decree with

attachments, including the draft final

MSW Consent Decree, please enclose a

check in the amount of $36.00 ($.25 per

page reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library. In requesting a

copy of just the Conversion Consent

Decree without attachments, please

enclose a check for $21.00 payable to

the Consent Decree Library. In

requesting a copy of just the MSW

Consent Decree, please enclose a check

in the amount of $4.00 payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

November 8, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact