77040 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Notices

Sec. 10, W1⁄2 and W1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 14, Lots 1 thru 4, inclusive, N1⁄2NW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 15, lots 1 and 2, W1⁄2, N1⁄2NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 7 S., R. 77 W.,

Sec. 6, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4.

T. 6 S., R. 78 W.,

Sec. 14, lots 1, 2, and 3, S1⁄2N1⁄2,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and

W1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 15, S1⁄2N1⁄2 and S1⁄2;

Sec. 16, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 22;

Sec. 23, lots 1 thru 4, inclusive, S1⁄2,

W1⁄2NE1⁄4 and W1⁄2E1⁄2NE1⁄4;

Sec. 24, lots 4 thru 7, inclusive;

Sec. 25, lots 11 thru 16, inclusive;

Sec. 26, lots 3 thru 12, inclusive, and

NW1⁄4;

Sec. 27;

Sec. 28, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 29, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 33, E1⁄4.

T. 7 S., R. 78 W.,

Sec. 3, S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2N1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 4, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 7, lands in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 9, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 10, S1⁄2, NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2NE1⁄4;

Sec. 11, S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 12, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 13, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 14, N1⁄2;

Sec. 15, N1⁄2;

Sec. 16, E1⁄2NE1⁄4.

T. 6 S., R. 79 W.,

Sec. 27, W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄2NW1⁄2SE1⁄4, and

NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 34, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4.

T. 7 S., R. 79 W.,

Sec. 3, NW1⁄4, W1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4,

and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 4, E1⁄2;

Sec. 9, E1⁄2;

Sec. 10, S1⁄2, NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4 and

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 11, S1⁄2S1⁄2, S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2, and

N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 12, S1⁄2S1⁄2 and S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 14, N1⁄2N1⁄2.

T. 5 S., R. 80 W.,

Sec. 19, lot 3 and 4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 30 NW1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, and N1⁄2S1⁄2.

T. 5 S., R. 81 W.,

Sec. 24, lots 1, 2,and 6 thru 13 inclusive;

Sec. 25, lots 1 thru 8, inclusive.

T. 5 S., R. 82 W.,

Sec. 22, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 12,867 acres of National

Forest System lands in Eagle and

Summit Counties. This order excludes

any privately owned lands within the

described areas.

The purpose of this withdrawal is to

allow the Forest Service management

alternatives in managing these lands.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all parties

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with this proposed withdrawal, may

present their views in writing to the

Colorado State Director. A public

meeting will be scheduled and

conducted in accordance with 43 CFR

2310.3–1(c)(2). Notice of the time and

place of the meeting will be published

in the Federal Register.

This application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR part 2310.

For a period of two years from the

date of publication in the Federal

Register, this land will be segregated

from the mining laws as specified

above, unless the application is denied

or canceled or the withdrawal is

approved prior to that date. During this

period the Forest Service will continue

to manage these lands.

Jenny L. Saunders,

Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31259 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Caribe General Electric

Products, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.

002482CC (D.P.R.), was lodged on

November 21, 2000, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Puerto Rico. The proposed consent

decree resolves certain claims of the

United States against two potentially

responsible parties (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’) at the Vega Alta Public

Supply Wells Superfund Site (the

‘‘Site’’) located in Vega Alta, Puerto

Rico, under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The

Settling Defendants include Caribe

General Electric Products, Inc. (‘‘Caribe

GE’’) and Unisys Corporation

(‘‘Unisys’’). Caribe GE currently has

manufacturing operations at the Site,

and predecessors of Unisys, the Puerto

Rico Card Corporation and the Sperry

Rand Corporation, previously had

manufacturing operations at the Site.

Under the proposed consent decree,

the Settling Defendants will pay

$1,119,650, plus interest accruing from

July 1, 2000 through the date of

payment, in reimbursement of certain

past response costs incurred by the

United States at the Site. The consent

decree includes a covenant not to sue by

the United States under Section 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for Past

Response Costs, which are defined to

include all costs, including, but not

limited to, direct and indirect costs, that

(i) the Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) paid at or in connection with

the Site from November 30, 1993

through January 16, 1999, (ii) the

Department of Justice, on behalf of EPA,

paid at or in connection with the Site

from September 30, 1993 through May

31, 1999, and (iii) accrued interest on all

such costs.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of up to thirty days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044, and should refer to United

States v. Caribe General Electric

Products, Inc., et al., DOJ Ref. Number

90–11–3–269/2.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the offices of the United

States Attorney for the District of Puerto

Rico, Federal Building, Room 101,

Carlos Chandon Avenue, Hato Rey,

Puerto Rico 00918 (Contact Isabel

Munoz, 787–766–5656). 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 refer to

the referenced case and enclose a check

in the amount of $5.75 (25 cents per

page reproduction costs).

Bruce S. Gelber,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–31263 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, the Department of Justice gives

notice that a proposed consent decree in

the case captioned United States and

the State of Indiana v. The Dow

Chemical Company, Civil Action No.

IP001841–C–T/G (S.D. Ind.), was lodged

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with the United States District Court for

the Southern District of Indiana,

Indianapolis Division, on November 27,

2000, pertaining to the Dow Chemical

Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located near

Zionsville, in Boone County, Indiana.

The proposed consent decree would

resolve certain civil claims of the United

States and the State of Indiana against

The Dow Chemical Company (‘‘Dow’’)

under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9607, for damages for injury to,

destruction of, or loss of natural

resources resulting from releases of

hazardous substances from the Site.

Under the proposed consent decree,

Dow would donate an uncontaminated

northern portion of the Site—

comprising approximately 17 acres of

floodplain habitat along Eagle Creek—to

the Zionsville Park and Recreation

Board (an agency of the Town of

Zionsville, Indiana) for the purpose of

restoration, replacement, or protection

of natural resources similar to those

found on other portions of the Site

damaged by releases and threatened

releases of hazardous substances.

Pursuant to a conservation easement

and declaration of restrictive covenants

enforceable by the State of Indiana’s

Department of Natural Resources, the

Eagle Creek property would be

preserved in perpetuity for specified

conservation—and recreation-related

purposes.

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, United States Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States and the

State of Indiana v. The Dow Chemical

Company, Civil Action No. IP001841–

C–T/G (S.D. Ind.) and DOJ Reference

No. 90–11–3–07049.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined by appointment at the Office

of the United States Attorney for the

Southern District of Indiana, 10 West

Market Street, Suite 2100, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46204 (contact Harold Bickham

(317–226–6333)). 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. In

requesting copies, please refer to the

referenced case and DOJ Reference

Number, and enclose a check for $10.25

(41 pages at 25 cents per page

reproduction cost), made payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–31262 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Water Act and

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act

Notice is hereby given that on

November 27, 2000, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Turtle

Mountain Manufacturing Company (D.

North Dakota), Civil Action No. A4–00–

139, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of North

Dakota.

This Consent Decree represents a

settlement of claims brought against

defendant (‘‘Settling Defendant’’) in the

above-referenced action brought under

Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33

U.S.C. 1319, for failure to: (1) Comply

with general pretreatment requirements

for reporting noncompliance and other

information, (2) comply with specific

discharge limits under the Metal

Finishing Point Source Category

pretreatment standards, (3) sample and

submit storm water discharge

monitoring reports as required under its

NPDES general permit, and (4) comply

with a Section 308 information request

requiring monthly monitoring and

reporting of process wastewater

discharges. Additionally, the proposed

Consent Decree represents a settlement

of claims against Settling Defendant

under Section 3008 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. 6928, for failure to comply with

numerous regulations pertaining to

storage and management of hazardous

waste and used oil applicable to

generators of such items.

Under the proposed settlement, the

Settling Defendant would be required to

pay a civil penalty of $100,000 for

violations of the Clean Water Act, and

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act. The proposed settlement also

requires Settling Defendant to

immediately comply with all applicable

general pretreatment provisions, metal

finishing point source pretreatment

requirements and its storm water

NPDES general permit for its metal parts

manufacturing facility near Belcourt,

North Dakota. Additionally, the

proposed settlement further requires

Settling Defendant to immediately

comply with all applicable requirements

for generators of hazardous waste and

used oil from its manufacturing facility.

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, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. Turtle Mountain

Manufacturing Company (D. North

Dakota), D.J. Ref. 90–7–1–06492.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 655 1st Avenue, North, Suite

250, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, and at

U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street,

Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202–

2466. A copy of the Consent Decree may

be also be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington,

DC 20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–31261 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards

Administration, Wage and Hour

Division

Minimum Wages for Federal and

Federally Assisted Construction;

General Wage Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR Part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal