Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices 11917

The survey was requested by the U.S.

Forest Service.

All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, Virginia 22153, prior to

7:30 a.m., April 21, 1997.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the reproduction fee of $2.75 per

copy.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 97–6269 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–M

[ID–957–1420–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective 9

a.m. March 5, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of the north

boundary, subdivisional lines, and of

the subdivision of section 5, and the

survey of lots 12 and 15 in section 5, T.

32 N., R. 4 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho,

Group 969, was accepted, March 5,

1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management. All

inquiries concerning the survey of the

above described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,

83709–1657.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–6376 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

Bureau of Reclamation

Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima

River Basin Water Enhancement

Project, Yakima, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given that the Conservation

Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin

Water Enhancement Project, Yakima,

Washington, established by the

Secretary of the Interior, will hold

public meetings. The purpose of the

Conservation Advisory Group is to

provide technical advice and counsel to

the Secretary and the State on the

structure, implementation, and

oversight of the Yakima River Basin

Water Conservation Program.

DATES: Meetings will be held:

• February 12 and 13, 1997, at the

Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh

Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m. to 4

p.m.

• March 12 and 13, 1997, at the

Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh

Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m.–4

p.m.

• April 17, 18, and 30, 1997, at the

Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh

Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m.–4

p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walt

Fite, Program Manager, Yakima River

Water Enhancement Project, P.O. Box

1749, Yakima, Washington 98907; (509)

575–5848 extension 267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Basin

Conservation Program is structured to

provide economic incentives with

cooperative Federal, State, and local

funding to stimulate the identification

and implementation of structural and

nonstructural cost-effective water

conservation measures in the Yakima

River basin. Improvements in the

efficiency of water delivery and use will

result in improved streamflows for fish

and wildlife and improve the reliability

of water supplies for irrigation.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

James V. Cole,

Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office.

[FR Doc. 97–6368 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Loging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

Notice is hereby given that a consent

decree that addresses claims in two

Federal Court cases—United States v.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Civ. Act.

No. JFM–97–559 (D.Md.) and Maryland

v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Civ.

Act. No. JFM–97–558 (D.Md.)—was

lodged on February 25, 1997.

The proposed decree resolves the

claims of the United States under

section 3008(h) of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6928, for

performance of studies and other

activities to investigate environmental

contamination at the Bethlehem Steel

plant at Sparrows Point, Maryland. The

decree also addresses claims brought by

the State of Maryland and the Maryland

Department of the Environment under

RCRA and State laws relating to air

pollution and solid waste disposal. The

decree obligates Bethlehem to pay a

civil penalty of $350,000 to Maryland

and, inter alia, to (a) perform a

comprehensive investigation of

contamination at the facility; (b)

propose a plan for cleanup; (c) take

prompt action to address conditions that

pose a threat to human health or the

environment; (d) reduce emission of

particulate matter into the air; (e)

recycle large quantities of waste and

thereby reduce toxic emissions from the

plant; and (f) improve management of

its solid waste landfills. The United

States and the State retain their legal

authority to require Bethlehem to carry

out the plan for ultimate cleanup of the

facility.

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, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, DOJ Ref. # 90–7–1–830.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the United States

Department of Justice, Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202)

624–0892. A copy of the proposed

consent decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $22.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library. Attachments to

the proposed consent decree can be

obtained for additional amount.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–6272 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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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 a proposed

consent decree modification in United