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time, the United States agreed to

eliminate its tariffs on ‘‘white’’ distilled

spirits and accelerate the elimination of

tariffs on ‘‘brown’’ distilled spirits.

Section 111(b) of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (the Act) authorizes the

President, subject to the consultation

and layover requirements of section 115

of the Act, to proclaim further

modifications of any duty for articles

contained in a tariff category that was

part of the U.S. ‘‘zero-for-zero’’

initiative. This authority is subject only

to the conditions set forth in section 111

which include compliance with the

consultation and layover provisions of

section 115 of the URAA. One of the

requirements set out in section 115 is

that the President obtain advice

regarding the proposed action from the

Commission. Accordingly, the

Commission has been asked, pursuant

to section 115 of the Act and section 332

of the Tariff Act of 1930, to provide

information and advice concerning the

proposed action.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested persons

are invited to submit written statements

concerning the matters to be addressed

in the report. All written submissions

will be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of submission to USTR with the

report, written statements relating to the

Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

March 21, 1997. All submissions should

be addressed to the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street SW, Washington, DC, 20436.

Persons with mobility impairments who

will need special assistance in gaining

access to the Commission should

contact the Office of the Secretary at

202–205–2000.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: March 6, 1997.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6133 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy,

28 C.F.R. 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d),

notice is hereby given that on February

25, 1997, two proposed consent decrees

in United States v. American Optical

Corporation, et. al., Civil Action No. 97–

CV–847, were lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

New Jersey. These two proposed

consent decrees resolve the United

States’ claims under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

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

behalf of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) against nine

defendants relating to the Nascolite

Corporation Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’)

located on Doris Avenue in Millville

and Vineland, Cumberland County,

New Jersey.

One consent decree is a de minimis

decree entered into pursuant to Section

122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9622(g).

Under the terms of the de minimis

decree, the five defendants will pay

$894,626 for unreimbursed response

costs and a premium payment in

satisfaction of their liability for past and

future response costs at the Site. The

second Consent Decree (‘‘Second

Consent Decree’’) requires the four

defendants to complete specified work

at the Site and to pay $800,000 to the

United States for unreimbursed

response costs incurred with respect to

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 proposed consent

decrees. In addition, since the United

States is further providing the parties to

the Second Consent Decree with

covenants not to sue under Section 7003

of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973, the

United States will provide an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, if requested within the

thirty (30) day public comment period.

See 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). Any comments

and/or requests for a public meeting

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General of the Environment

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to United States

v. American Optical Corporation, et. al.,

D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–492.

Both proposed consent decrees may

be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Cohen Federal

Courthouse, 1 Gerry Plaza, 4th and

Coopers Streets, Camden, New Jersey

08101, and at the Region II office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, New York, New York 10007–

1866, and at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624–

0892. A copy of either proposed consent

decree may be obtained in person or by

mail from the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a

copy, please indicate which consent

decree is desired and enclose a check

(there is a 25 cent per page reproduction

cost) in the amount of $5.50 for the de

minimis Decree and/or a check in the

amount of $32.25 for the Second

Consent Decree payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–5924 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Eureka Pipe Line

Company, et al., Civil Action No. 6:96–

0282, was lodged on February 26, 1997

with the United States District court for

the Southern District of West Virginia.

The action sought civil penalties and

injunctive relief against Eureka Pipe

Line Company and Pennzoil Products

Company under the Clean Water Act

(‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as

amended by the Oil Pollution Act of

1990 (‘‘OPA’’). The United States

alleged that the Defendants have

violated the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

§ 1251 et seq., as amended by OPA, by

discharging oil in harmful quantities

into navigable waters of the United

States and adjoining shorelines.

Under the proposed consent decree,

the Defendants will pay $867,000 in

civil penalties (Eureka: $440,000;

Pennzoil: $427,000), and Pennzoil has

agreed to perform a set of injunctive

relief measures, including, the removal

of 19-miles of pipelines from active

service, the pressure testing of all of its

active pipelines for detection of

corrosion-related problems, the

performance of a comprehensive and

continual visual inspection program of

its active oil production operations, and

the formation of a review committee to

study and redress its pipeline corrosion

problems, with respect to its West

Virginia operations.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) 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, U.S.

Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530–

0001 and should refer to United States