Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 146 /Thursday, July 30, 1998 / Notices 40735

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Update National

Park Service Policies for Managing the

National Park System

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) is updating its policies for

managing the National Park System. The

policies are contained in Part One of a

document titled Management Policies,

which was last published in 1988. The

comment period for interested parties to

provide information or suggestions that

should be considered by the NPS is

hereby extended an additional 15 days,

to August 30, 1998.

DATES: Information from interested

parties will be accepted until August 30,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Send information or

suggestions to Bernard Fagan, National

Park Service, Office of Policy, 1849 C

Street, NW, Room 3230,Washington,

D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Fagan at (202) 208–7469.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS

is updating the policies governing

management of the National Park

System. These policies are contained in

Part One of a document titled

Management Policies (1988). New laws

and technologies, new understandings

of the environment, and changes in

society necessitate re-examination of the

1988 policies, and revision where

necessary. Organizations and

individuals with an interest in NPS

Management Policies are invited to

provide information or suggestions that

should be considered by NPS during the

review process. Original notice of intent

to update Management Policies was

published in the Federal Register on

June 30, 1998, wherein it was stated that

comments would be accepted through

August 15, 1998. This notice extends

the comment period an additional 15

days, to August 30. The 1988 edition of

Management Policies is posted on the

Internet at <http://www.nps.gov/

planning/mngmtplc/npsmptoc.html>. If

you are unable to access the Internet,

and would like to receive a copy by

mail, please contact Bernard Fagan at

the address given above. The NPS

expects to have a draft of the updated

Management Policies available for

public review and comment by

December 30, 1998.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Loran G. Fraser,

Chief, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 98–20372 Filed 7–29–98; 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 CFR 50.7, and Section 122 of

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

hereby given that on July 10, 1998, a

proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. Akzo Coatings, Inc., et al., Civ.

Action No. 98–72934 was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Michigan. This

Consent Decree represents a settlement

of claims of the United States against:

(1) Akzo Coatings, Inc.; (2) Chrysler

Corporation; (3) Detrex Corporation; (4)

Federal Screw Works; (5) Ford Motor

Company; (6) General Motors

Corporation; (7) Great Lakes Division of

National Steel Corporation; (8) HNA

Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as

Hoechst Celanese Corporation); (9) TRW

Inc.; and (10) Michelin North America

(successor to Uniroyal Goodrich Tire

Company) (collectively ‘‘Settling

Defendants’’), for reimbursement of

response costs and injunctive relief in

connection with the Springfield

Township 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, Settling Defendants, will pay

$1,551,510.72, plus interest, in

reimbursement of response costs

incurred by the United States at the Site.

In addition, Settling Defendants will

continue to operate the ground water

extraction and treatment system that

they currently are operating at the Site

pursuant to a Unilateral Administrative

Order. Settling Defendants will also

design and implement the response

action selected in the Amended Record

of Decision that will address

contaminated soils 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. Akzo Coatings,

Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–222B.

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 of the Consent Decree, please

enclose a check payable to the Consent

Decree Library in the amount of $25 (25

cents per page reproduction cost) for a

copy of the Consent Decree without

attachments or $191.50 for a copy of the

Consent Decree with attachments.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–20401 Filed 7–29–98; 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 the policy of the

Department of Justice, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. CMC Heartland

Partners and General Motors Corp., Civ.

No. 98–C–494–S, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Western District of Wisconsin, on July

14, 1998. That action was brought

against defendants pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (CERCLA) for payment of past costs

incurred by the United States at the

Wheeler Pit Superfund site in LaPrairie,

Wisconsin. This decree requires

defendants to pay $620,661.78, in

satisfaction of the United States claims

against it for response costs incurred in

connection with the site through May

31, 1997.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree for a period of 30 days

from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments

should refer to United States v. CMC