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reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1240 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive,

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’)

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Beaunit Corporation, et

al., (W.D.N.C.), Civil Action No.

5:97CV198–MCK, was lodged on

December 18, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the Western

District of North Carolina.

In this action the United States sought

injunctive relief and recovery of

response costs under Sections 106(a)

and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(a)

and 9607, with respect to the FCXStatesville Superfund Site, located in

Iredell County, North Carolina (‘‘the

Site’’) the location of a textile plant

owned and operated from 1927 to the

present by a succession of several

entities including El Paso Natural Gas

Company, Beaunit Corporation and

Burlington Industries, Inc., the current

owner.

Under a proposed Consent Decree, El

Paso Natural Gas Company has agreed

to perform EPA’s selected Site remedy

for Operable Unit No. 3 which includes

any contingency measures that EPA may

determine to be necessary. If EPA

determines that contingency measures

are necessary, Burlington Industries Inc.

will also be responsible for performing

such response actions. Beaunit will be

responsible for paying all of EPA’s

future response costs. El Paso Natural

Gas Company and Burlington

Industries, Inc., have previously

reimbursed EPA of all of its past

response costs pursuant to a June 1993

Administrative Order On Consent.

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. Beaunit

Corporation, et al., DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–

1698.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 324 West Market Street

4th Floor, Greensboro, North Carolina,

27402; the Region 4 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 61

Forsythe Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303,

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW., 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 $54.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library. In requesting a

copy exclusive of exhibits, please

enclose a check for $26.50 (25 cents per

page reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1241 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and

Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Stipulation and

Settlement Agreement in In re HBSA

Industries, Inc., et al., Case Nos. 91–

12864/12866/12868/12869/12871/

12872, was lodged on December 29,

1997 in the United States Bankruptcy

Court for the Western District of New

York.

The Stipulation and Settlement

Agreement resolves the United States’

claim, pursuant to Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for response costs

incurred by EPA at the Chase Interiors,

Inc., Superfund Site (‘‘the Site’’) in

Falconer, New York. Under the

Stipulation and Settlement Agreement,

the United States will receive $126,500

in reimbursement of response costs

incurred by EPA at 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

Stipulation and Settlement Agreement.

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 In re HBSA Industries, Inc., et al., DOJ

Ref. #90–11–3–1432.

The proposed Stipulation and

Settlement Agreement may be examined

at the office of the United States

Attorney, Federal Center, 138 Delaware

Avenue, Buffalo, New York; the Region

II Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 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. In requesting a copy

please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check made payable to the

Consent Decree Library in the amount of

$3.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1239 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—National Storage Industry

Consortium—Multiple Optical

Recording Enhancements (‘‘MORE’’)

Project

Notice is hereby given that, on

November 12, 1997, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

National Storage Industry Consortium

(‘‘NSIC’’) has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the parties and (2) the nature and

objectives of the project. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to

actual damages under specified

circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b)

of the Act, the identities of the parties

to the project are NSIC, San Diego, CA;

Calimetrics, Inc., Emeryville, CA;

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy,

MI; and Polaroid Corporation,

Cambridge, MA.

The area of planned activity for the

MORE Project is research in the area of
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write-once and rewritable optical disc

storage media and devices.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1238 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on February 19,

1998, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at

The Washington Dulles Airport Hilton

Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road,

Herndon, Virginia 20171. All attendees

will be admitted only after displaying

personal identification which bears a

photograph of the attendee.

The DAB’s scope of authority is: To

develop, and if appropriate, periodically

revise, recommended standards for

quality assurance to the Director of the

FBI, including standards for testing the

proficiency of forensic laboratories, and

forensic analysts, in conducting analysis

of DNA; To recommend standards to the

Director of the FBI which specify

criteria for quality assurance and

proficiency tests to be applied to the

various types of DNA analysis used by

forensic laboratories, including

statistical and population genetics

issues affecting the evaluation of the

frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles

calculated from pertinent population

database(s); To recommend standards

for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The topics to be discussed at this

meeting include: a review of minutes

from the September 23, 1997, meeting;

discussion of comments on the Quality

Assurance Standards for DNA Testing

Laboratories, as approved at the

February 22, 1997 meeting; and a

discussion of topics for the next DNA

Advisory Board meeting.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

X 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Chief,

Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory

Division—Room 3266, Federal Bureau

of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20535–

0001, (202) 324–4416, FAX (202) 324–

1462

Dated: January 12, 1998.

Dwight E. Adams,

Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

[FR Doc. 98–1205 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (98–004)]

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel;

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.

DATES: Thursday, February 12, 1998,

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, 300 E Street,

SW., Room 9H40, Washington, DC

20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Norman B. Starkey, Code Q–1,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC 20546,

202/358–4453.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will

present its annual report to the NASA

Administrator and Deputy

Administrator. This is pursuant to

carrying out its statutory duties for

which the Panel reviews, identifies,

evaluates, and advises on those program

activities, systems, procedures, and

management activities that can

contribute to program risk. Priority is

given to those programs that involve the

safety of human flight. The major

subjects covered will be the National

Space Transportation System, Space

Station, and Aeronautical Operations.

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is

currently chaired by Richard D.

Blomberg, Deputy Chairman, and is

composed of 8 members and 6

consultants. The meeting will be open

to the public up to the capacity of the

room (approximately 60 persons

including members of the Panel).

Frederick D. Gregory,

Associate Administrator for Safety and

Mission Assurance.

[FR Doc. 98–1272 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (98–005)]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Space

Science Advisory Committee (SScAC);

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

NASA Advisory Council, Space Science

Advisory Committee.

DATES: Wednesday, February 18, 1998,

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday,

February 19, 1998, 8:15 a.m. to 5:30

p.m.; Friday, February 20, 1998, 8 a.m.

to 12 Noon.

ADDRESSES: Ballroom, Moffett Training

and Conference Center, Moffett Field,

CA 94035.