20476 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 78 / Monday, April 23, 2001 / Notices

Dated: April 11, 2001.

Fritz U. Rennebaum,

District Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Clean

Water Act and Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. University of Rhode

Island, Civil No. 01165ML was lodged

on April 5, 2001, with the United States

District Court for District of Rhode

Island.

The consent decree settles claims

alleged in the complaint for civil

penalties and injunctive relief against

the University of Rhode Island (‘‘URI’’)

under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water

Act and the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act and regulations

promulgated thereunder. The complaint

sought injunctive relief and civil

penalties against URI pursuant to

section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42

U.S.C. 7413(b); Section 311(b) of the

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b); and

Sections 3008(a) and (g) of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a) and (g), for

violations of the Clean Air Act, Clean

Water Act, and RCRA and the

regulations promulgated thereunder.

The violations occurred at URI’s campus

located in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Pursuant to the consent decree, URI

will pay a civil penalty of $194,560. URI

certifies that as of the date of its

signature of the consent decree, it is in

compliance with the provisions of the

Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act that it is alleged to have violated in

the complaint. URI shall also undertake

a comprehensive environmental audit of

its Kingston campus and undertake two

supplemental environmental projects

(‘‘SEPs’’) with a total cost of $550,000.

The SEPs include construction of a state

of the art hazardous waste storage

facility and upgrades to septic systems

in the environmentally sensitive area of

Wickford Village, Rhode Island.

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 Resource Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v.

University of Rhode Island, DOJ Ref.

#90–7–1–928.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, for the District of Rhode

Island, Westminster Square Building, 10

Dorrance Street, Providence, Rhode

Island 02903 (401) 528–5477 (916); and

the Region I Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, One Congress Street,

Boston, MA 02203 (617) 565–3433. A

copy of the proposed consent decree

may be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$26.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Ronald Gluck,

Assistant 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 Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act and

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Notice is hereby given that, consistent

with the policy of Section 122(d)(2) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2), and 28

CFR 50.7, a proposed Partial Consent

Decree (the ‘‘Decree’’) in United States

v. ASARCO, et al., Civil Action No. 96–

0122–N–EJL was lodged on April 18,

2001 with the United States District

Court for the District of Idaho. The

Decree resolves claims by the United

States against two of the remaining

named defendants in this action, Coeur

d’Alene Mines Corporation and

Callahan Mining Corporation and

potential claims against Coeur Silver

Valley, Inc. a subsidiary of Coeur

d’Alene Mines Corporation (collectively

the ‘‘Coeur Defendants’’ ).

The United States’ Second Amended

Complaint in this action alleges that the

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation and

Callahan Mining Corporation and other

mining companies, including ASARCO,

Inc. and Hecla Mining Co., are liable for

past and future response costs and

natural resource damages at the Bunker

Hill Superfund Facility (the ‘‘Facility’’ )

in the Coeur d’Alene Basin (the

‘‘Basin’’) of northern Idaho, under

Section 107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(‘‘CERCLA’’ ), 42 U.S.C. 9607, and

Section 311(f) of the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act (the ‘‘Clean Water

Act’’ ), 33 U.S.C. 1321(f). Trial on

liability, natural resource injury, and

causation issues began on January 22,

2001 and will continue, after a recess,

on May 14, 2001.

Under this proposed Decree, Coeur

agrees to: (1) pay $3,871,924 for

response costs or damages within 45

days of entry of the consent decree; (2)

pay the United States 50 percent of any

future insurance recovery in excess of

$600,000; (3) convey title to a 74-acre

parcel of land, called the ‘‘Burns-Yaak

Property,’’ for possible use as a waste

repository; (4) perform cleanup work

and/or institute institutional controls on

a closed mine site, the McFarran Gulch

Property (a/k/a old Coeur d’Alene Mine)

and pay EPA’s oversight costs; and (5)

commencing five years after entry of the

consent decree, pay royalties to the

United States on all of its silver and

gold mining revenues whenever the

market price of silver exceeds $6.50 per

ounce or the price of gold exceeds $325

per ounce, up to a ceiling of $3 million.

The Decree reserves claims by the

United States for, among other things,

response actions on certain properties in

the Basin that the Coeur Defendants will

continue to own.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Decree until May 7, 2001. This period

for comments has been limited in order

to allow the parties to seek District

Court approval of the Decree before the

scheduled re-start of trial on May 14,

2001. Comments should be addressed to

the Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, 950

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. ASARCO, DOJ Ref.

#90–11–3–128L. 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 Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, District of Idaho, 877

W. Main, Suite 201, Boise, Idaho 83702

(208) 334–1211; and the Region X Office

of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,

Washington 98101. A copy of the

proposed Decree may also be obtained

by mail from the Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC

20044, or by telephonic request to Mr.

Joe Davis at (202) 616–7940. In

requesting a copy of the Consent Decree,

please refer to the referenced case and

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enclose a check in the amount of $17.75

(25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division.

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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, notice is hereby

given that a Consent Decree in United

States v. Bernard Liedman, Civil Action.

No. JFM–00–111, was lodged on April 9,

2001, with the United States District

Court for the District of Maryland. The

Consent Decree resolves the claims of

the United States under Section 107 of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), for

reimbursement of $684,377.71 of past

response costs incurred in responding to

contamination at the Mid-Atlantic

Wood Preservers Superfund Site located

in Harmans, Anne Arundel County,

Maryland. The Consent Decree obligates

Bernard Liedman to pay $575,000 in

reimbursement of the past response

costs incurred by EPA. The Consent

Decree is consistent with the Superfund

statute and is in the public interest.

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. Bernard

Liedman, DOJ Ref. # 90–11–2–305/1.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

19103; and by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, Department of Justice,

P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–

7611. In requesting a copy from the

Consent Decree Library, please refer to

the referenced case and enclose a check

in the amount of $38.25 (25 cents per

page reproduction cost), payable to the

U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Eleventh Consent

Decree in United States v. Nalco

Chemical Company, et al., Under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

eleventh Consent Decree in United

States v. Nalco Chemical Company, et

al., Case No. 91–C–4482 (N.D. Ill.)

entered into by the United States on

behalf of U.S. EPA and Raco, Inc. was

lodged on April 9, 2001 with the United

States District Court for the Northern

District of Illinois. The proposed

Consent Decree resolves certain claims

of the United States against Raco, Inc.

under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response Compensation

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

relating to the Byron Salvage Superfund

Site in Ogle County, Illinois. This

Consent Decree is a past costs only

settlement and provides for Raco, Inc. to

pay $122,866 to the Hazardous

Substances Superfund.

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, P.O.

Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, DC 20044, and should refer

to United States v. Nalco Chemical

Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–

687. The proposed Consent Decree may

be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Northern District

of Illinois, 219 S. Dearborn St., Chicago,

Illinois 60604; and the Region V Office

of the United States Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy

of the Consent Decree may also be

obtained by request addressed to the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin

Station, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy of the Consent Decree,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$5.00 (25 cents per page for

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

William D. Brighton,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Attorney Personnel

Management; Justice Management

Division; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; extension of a currently

approved collection; application

booklets—attorney general’s honor

program, summer law intern program.

The Department of Justice, Justice

Management Division, Office of

Attorney Personnel Management, has

submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection was

previously published in the Federal

Register (Volume 66, Number 33, pages

10745–10747) on February 16, 2001,

allowing 60 days for public comment.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comment until May 23, 2001. This

process is in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.15(b)(2), the

Deputy Attorney General of the United

States Department of Justice has the

responsibility of administering the

‘‘Attorney General’s recruitment

program for honor law graduates and

judicial law clerks.’’ This includes the

hiring of third-year law students and

judicial law clerks for full-time

employment following graduation or

completion of a clerkship, and primarily

second-year law students for summer

employment. This program has been in

existence for 46 years, and is considered

the Federal Government’s premier legal

recruitment program. The Department of

Justice currently hires approximately

150–160 third-year law students/

judicial law clerks and 135 second-year

law students each year under these

programs. The Department of Justice is

the largest legal employer in the

country. Approximately 5,000

applications are received for these

positions annually.

The responsibility for running these

programs has been delegated by the

Deputy Attorney General to the Director,

Office of Attorney Personnel