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23. Nueces River Project, Texas:

Recalculate existing contract repayment

schedule to conform with the provisions

of the Emergency Drought Relief Act of

1996. The revised schedule is to reflect

a 5-year deferment of payments.

24. Western Heart River ID, P-SMBP,

Heart Butte Unit, North Dakota:

Negotiation of water service contract to

continue delivery of project water to the

district.

25. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP,

Montana: Water service contract expired

June 1997. Initiating renewal of existing

contract for 25 years for up to 480 acrefeet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to

irrigate 160 acres. Basis of negotiation is

in the process of being completed;

existing contract was extended for 1

year pending negotiation of long-term

contract.

26. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP,

Montana: Initiating 25-year water

service contract for up to 750 acre-feet

of storage from Tiber Reservoir to

irrigate 250 acres.

27. Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming:

Initiate negotiations for renewal of longterm water service contracts with

Burbank Ditch, New Grattan Ditch

Company, Torrington ID, Lucerne Canal

and Power Company, and Wright and

Murphy Ditch Company. The current

contracts expire in 1998.

28. Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Nebraska:

Initiate negotiations for renewal of longterm water service contracts with

Bridgeport, Enterprise, and Mitchell IDs,

and Central Nebraska Public Power and

Irrigation District. The current contracts

expire in 1998.

29. Belle Fourche Unit, P-SMBP,

South Dakota: Basis of negotiation has

been approved for the negotiation of a

long-term repayment contract deferring

the Belle Fourche ID’s 1997

construction payment and also

reduction of the district’s annual

payment.

30. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project,

Colorado: Repayment contract with

Southeastern Colorado Water

Conservancy District for repayment of

cost of SOD modifications to Pueblo

Dam.

31. Dickinson Heart River Mutual Aid

Corporation, P-SMBP, Dickinson Unit,

North Dakota: Negotiate renewal of

water service contract for irrigation of

lands below Dickinson Dam in western

North Dakota.

32. Greenfields ID, Sun River Project,

Montana: Contract for SOD costs for

repairs to Pishkun Dike No. 4.

33. Public Service Company of

Colorado: Agreement to furnish surplus

water from the historic users pool at

Green Mountain Reservoir for the

purpose of generating hydroelectric

power at the Grand Valley Power Plant,

Palisade, Colorado.

Dated: January 20, 1998.

Wayne O. Deason,

Deputy Director, Program Analysis Office.

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

Environmental Partnership Program in

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and

the New Independent States (NIS) of

the Former Soviet Union

ACTION: Availability of applications.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID)

seeks applications from qualified U.S.

organizations or consortia of

organizations for award of a three to

five-year Cooperative Agreement in

support of a program to promote marketoriented solutions to environmental

problems facing local governments and

industries in Central and Eastern Europe

(CEE) and the New Independent States

(NIS) of the former Soviet Union. The

successful applicant will coordinate a

partnership grants program that will

facilitate linkages among organizations

within the CEE and the NIS and

between U.S. entities and partners

within the region, and promote CEE/NIS

business opportunities for U.S. firms in

the environmental sector. USAID seeks

an organization with demonstrated

capability to identify opportunities for

partnering, as well as the capacity to

nurture and facilitate such partnerships.

Applicants must be prepared to

contribute non-USAID resources toward

meeting the overall cost of the program;

all partnership grants within the

program will also be made on a costsharing basis. This competitive RFA

will be awarded as a component of a

new initiative, entitled ‘‘Environmental

Partnership Program (EPP),’’ which is a

result of a year-long series of

discussions on appropriate transition

strategies for environmentally sound

economic improvements by the U.S. in

CEE/NIS. The goal of the overall EPP is

to forge relationships with new partners,

particularly private partners, to expand

and accelerate environmental trade,

investment and policy reform in this

region. In addition to market-oriented

solutions to environmental problems

facing localities and industry in these

countries, the purpose of the EPP is to

stimulate sustainable environmental

trade and investment linkages between

the U.S. and the ENI region. It will

complement, and be supported by,

existing and future USAID programs to

meet the continued need for

strengthening environmental policies

and regulatory frameworks within CEE/

NIS nations. In some cases, it is

expected, within the context of the

overall EPP, limited technical assistance

will be provided to ensure that policies

exist and are implemented to support

the investments stimulated by the

program’s primary work. USAID

anticipates that the Program will serve

as a catalyst across the region to

increase public/private participation in

environmentally sound economic

development by: (1) Stimulating

dialogue between these sectors and

action on policies that encourage private

participation in environmental projects;

and (2) assisting ENI-based

environmental decision-makers in

accessing information on environmental

technologies, approaches and services

or locating partners who can help them

solve priority environmental problems

that are predominantly transboundary

or regional in nature (air and water

pollution, climate-change mitigation,

solid and toxic waste cleanup, etc.). The

RFA will fully describe the competitive

application process, as well as the

overall EPP and the Program

Description for the proposed

cooperative agreement. The RFA will

outline what information is to be

submitted for review by USAID. As

stated above, the successful applicant

will be expected to contribute to the

proposed Program’s cost in cash and/or

in kind, in order to demonstrate

commitment to the principles of the EPP

and maximize its potential impact. The

Agreement will be incrementally funded

by USAID, subject to availability of

funds.

DATES: The RFA will be available o/a

January 12, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access: The preferred

method of distribution of USAID

procurement information is via the

Internet or by request of a solicitation of

a 3.5′′ floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2

format). The RFA, once issued, may be

downloaded from the Agency Website

at: http//www.info.usaid.gov. From this

homepage, select ‘‘Business and

Procurement Opportunities,’’ then

‘‘USAID Procurements,’’ then

‘‘Download Available USAID

Solicitations.’’ Receipt of this RFA

through the Internet must be confirmed

by written notification to the contact

person listed above. It is the

responsibility of the recipient of this

RFA to ensure that it has been received
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from the Internet in its entirety as

USAID bears no responsibility for data

errors resulting from the transmission

on conversion processes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elaine Smialek, fax (202) 216–3396;

esmialek@usaid.gov.

Dated: January 15, 1998.

Judith D. Johnson,

Division Chief, M/OP/ENI

[FR Doc. 98–1921 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy,

28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, and 42 U.S.C.

9622(d), notice is hereby given that on

January 8, 1998, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Abbott

Laboratories, et al., Civil Action No. 98–

1013–JAF, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

Puerto Rico. The proposed Consent

Decree will 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

defendants Abbott Laboratories,

American Cyanamid Company,

Browning-Ferris Industries of Puerto

Rico, Inc., E.I. DuPont de Nemours &

Company, Merck & Company, Inc., the

Municipality of Barceloneta, Pharmacia

& Upjohn Caribe Inc., Roche Products,

Inc., Schering-Plough Products, Inc.,

and Union Carbide Corporation relating

to the Barceloneta Landfill Superfund

Site (‘‘Site’’) located near the

Municipality of Barceloneta, Puerto

Rico. The Complaint alleges that each of

the defendants is liable under Sections

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

9606 and 9607.

Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the

settling defendants will implement the

remedy selected in the July 5, 1996

Record of Decision (the ‘‘ROD’’) for the

Site, now estimated to cost

approximately $10.5 million, reimburse

the United States for $425,000 of past

costs, and make payment of EPA’s

future response costs, as defined in the

Consent Decree, and up to $400,000 of

EPA’s oversight costs.

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.

Any 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. Abbott

Laboratories, et al., Civil Action No. 98–

1013–JAF, D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–1574.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico,

Federal Building, Chardon Avenue,

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, 00918 and at

Region II, Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, NY 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 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 (there is a 25 cent per

page reproduction cost) in the amount

of $69.25 payable to the Consent Decree

Library. If a copy of the Consent Decree

without the attachments is sufficient,

please specify that fact and enclose a

check in the amount of $26.00.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Air Act

Pursuant to Department policy, 18

CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on

December 18, 1997, a proposed Consent

Decree in Chester Residents Concerned

for Quality Living, et al., and

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and

United States of America v. Delaware

County Regional Water Control

Authority (‘‘DELCORA’’), Civil Action

No. 94–CV–5639 was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In this action the United States, as a

plaintiff-intervenor, sought civil

penalties and injunctive relief pursuant

to Section 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42

U.S.C. 7413, against DELCORA for

violations of the Clean Air Act in

connection with the operation of sludge

incinerators at DELCORA’s sewage

treatment plant located in Chester,

Pennsylvania. Under the proposed

Consent Decree DELCORA agrees to pay

a civil penalty of $120,000, implement

injunctive relief to prevent future

violations at the plant, and perform a

Supplemental Environmental Project to

reduce exposure to lead among newborn

infants in Chester, Pennsylvania.

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 Chester Residents Concerned for

Quality Living, et al., and

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and

United States of America v. Delaware

County Regional Water Control

Authority (‘‘DELCORA’’), D.J. Ref. 90–5–

2–1–2071.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 5615 Chestnut Street, Suite

1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, at U.S.

EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, PA 19107, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

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

20005, (202) 624–0892. 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. In

requesting a copy exclusive of exhibits,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1918 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

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 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Young Refining

Company, Civil Action No. 1–96–CV–

1002–JEC, was lodged on December 31,

1997, with the United States District

Court for the Northern District of

Georgia. The consent decree settles a

claim brought under Section 107(a) of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for

response costs incurred by the United

States at the Basket Creek Drum

Disposal site (the ‘‘Basket Creek site’’) in