39892 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 1998 / Notices

Authority: The General Counsel has

certified, pursuant to Commission Rule

201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her

opinion, a portion of the Commission’s

hearing in Stainless Steel Wire Rod from

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain,

Sweden and Taiwan, Inv. Nos. 701–TA–

373 & 731–TA–767–775 (Final) may be

closed to the public to prevent the

disclosure of BPI.

Issued: July 20, 1998.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19870 Filed 7–23–98; 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, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, and Section 122

of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is

hereby given that on June 30, 1998, a

proposed De Minimis Consent Decree in

United States v. Arkwright, Inc., Civil

Action No. 96–CV–75795, was lodged

with the United States District court for

the Eastern District of Michigan,

Southern Division. This consent decree

represents a settlement of claims of the

United States against Arkwright, Inc. for

reimbursement of response costs and

injunctive relief in connection with the

Metamora Landfill Superfund Site

(‘‘Site’’) pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

Under this settlement with the United

States, Arkwright, Inc. will pay a total

of $793,431 in reimbursement of

response costs incurred by the United

States Environmental Protection Agency

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 Consent Decree.

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. Arkwright, Inc.,

D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–289E.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Eastern District of

Michigan, Southern Division, 211 West

Fort Street, Suite 2300, Detroit, MI

48226, at the Region 5 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois

60604–3590, 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, please enclose a check in the

amount of $4.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–19733 Filed 7–23–98; 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

Notice is hereby given that on July 10,

1998, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. The Town of Milford,

No. 98–430–B (D.N.H.), was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

District of New Hampshire.

In this action the United States

sought, pursuant to Section 107(a) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),

recovery of costs concerning the First

Operable Unit of the Fletcher Paint

Works and Storage Facility Superfund

Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located in Milford,

New Hampshire. The Town of Milford

currently owns a portion of the Site and

previously operated a burning dump on

another portion of the Site. In the

proposed consent decree, the settling

party, the Town of Milford, New

Hampshire, agrees to pay to the United

States, $62,139.00, for past and future

response costs incurred at the First

Operable Unit at the Site, to provide

various in-kind services, including

replacement piping material, which is

valued at $16,675.00, to provide access

to portions of the Site owned or

controlled by the Town of Milford, and

to covenant not to sue the United States.

This settlement does not address any

potential liability for the Second

Operable Unit 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 consent decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, DC 20044, and should refer

to United States v. The Town of Milford,

D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–684A. 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 consent decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, District of New Hampshire, 55

Pleasant Street, Room 312, Concord,

New Hampshire 03301–3904, at U.S.

EPA Region I, One Congress Street,

Boston, Massachusetts 02203, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 624–0892. A copy of the consent

decree may be obtained in person or by

mail for the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $13.00 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–19736 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, the

Department of Justice gives notice that

a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Refined Metals Corporation,

Civil Action No. IP 90–2077–C (S.D.

Ind.), was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Southern District

of Indiana, on July 14, 1998. The

proposed consent decree would resolve

the United States’ civil claims against

the Refined Metals Corporation under

the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7401

et seq., and the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C.

6901 et seq., for certain of its operations

at its facility in Beech Grove, Indiana.

Under the terms of the proposed

consent decree, defendant Refined

Metals Corporation will comply with all

applicable requirements of the CAA and

RCRA, perform closure and corrective

actions at its plant, and, in the event the

company recommences operations,

install air pollution control equipment

that will prevent emissions of lead and

particulate matter in excess of the State

Implementation Plan limits. In addition,

the Decree provides for the payment of

a $210,000 civil penalty, including