19750 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 76 /Tuesday, April 21, 1998 / Notices

Consent Decree resolves certain claims

of the United States and Oregon against

the settling parties relating to the

Northwest Pipe & Casing Site in

Clackamas County, Oregon. Under the

Decree, the settling parties will, inter

alia, pay the United States $200,000

plus interest.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree for 30 days following

the publication of this Notice.

Comments 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. Northwest

Development Company, D.J. Ref. No.

90–11–3–1557C. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the District of

Oregon, 888 S.W. 5th Ave., Suite 1000,

Portland, OR 97204–2024; the Region 10

Office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101; and at

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 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,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy of the

proposed Consent Decree, please

enclose a check in the amount of $6.25

(25 cents per page for reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. 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 Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on March

31, 1998, a proposed Consent Decree

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of Alaska

in United States v. Union Oil Co., A97–

397 CIV (JWS) (D. Alaska). The

proposed Consent Decree settles claims

asserted by the United States at the

request of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in a complaint filed on October

7, 1997. The United States filed its

complaint pursuant to Section 113 of

the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’), 42

U.S.C. 7413(b). The complaint requested

the assessment of civil penalties and

injunctive relief against defendant

Union Oil Company of California d.b.a.

Unocal (‘‘Unocal’’) for the following: (1)

Violations of the CAA’s prevention of

significant deterioration (‘‘PSD’’)

program as set forth in Part C of Title

I, 42 U.S.C. 7471 et seq., and in the

regulations promulgated thereunder, 40

CFR 52.21; and (2) violations of

conditions contained in state permit

conditions issued under the federally

enforceable Alaska State

Implementation Plan. The United States

alleges that the violations occurred in

connection with the modification and

operation of equipment at Unocal’s

ammonia and urea processing facility in

Kenai, Alaska.

Under the proposed Consent Decree,

Unocal will pay to the United States a

$550,000 civil penalty. In addition,

Unocal will spend more than $6.6

million to install a Supplemental

Environmental Project ammonia flare

and scrubber system. Unocal also will

monitor the combustion efficiency of its

equipment and will perform specified

injunctive relief to comply with the

Clean Air Act and the Alaska State

Implementation Plan.

The Department of Justice will receive

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Union Oil Co.,

DOJ #90–5–2–1–2079. The proposed

Consent Decree may be examined at the

Region 10 Office of EPA, 7th Floor

Records Center, 1200 Sixth Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98101. A copy of the

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 (202)

624–0892. In requesting copies, please

enclose a check in the amount of $9.50

(25 cents per page) payable to the

‘‘Consent Decree Library.’’

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–10431 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ)–1171]

RIN 1121–ZB09

National Institute of Justice Request

for Proposals for Comparative, CrossNational Crime Research Challenge

Grants

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice ‘‘NIJ Request for Proposals for

Comparative, Cross-National Crime

Research Challenge Grants.’’

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals

is close of business September 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice,

810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the solicitation, please call

NCJRS 1–800–851–3420. For general

information about application

procedures for solicitations, please call

the U.S. Department of Justice Response

Center 1–800–421–6770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968, §§ 201–03, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 3721–23 (1994).

Background

In its effort to support and encourage

cross-national and interagency

partnerships devoted to producing and

utilizing comparative research on crime,

the National Institute of Justice is

soliciting proposals for research on

crime and criminal behavior of a crossnational and comparative nature. NIJ

intends to support up to five research

challenge grants to U.S. based

researchers to conduct the U.S. part of

a comparative study, for a total of up to

$500,000. Each project supported by NIJ

must have counterparts to conduct

parallel research outside of the United

States. These counterparts may be

supported by the government agencies

or departments, private non-profit

organizations, or universities of other

nations. In this way, it is anticipated

that the first projects will initiate a new

series of cross-national research

partnerships.

Interested organizations should call

the National Criminal Justice Reference

Service (NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to

obtain a copy of ‘‘NIJ Request for