Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 193 / Thursday, October 6, 2005 / Notices 58469 

Dated: September 19, 2005. 

Edwin L. Roberson, 

District Manager, Las Cruces. 

[FR Doc. 05–20086 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–300–1330–EO] 

Notice of a 120-Day Public Comment 

Period To Affirm the Policy for the 

Standards To Establish the Potash 

Enclave as Used To Administer the 

Secretarial Order of 1986 Entitled ‘‘Oil 

and Gas and Potash Leasing and 

Development Within the Designated 

Potash Area of Eddy and Lea Counties, 

New Mexico’’

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) originally published 

this notice on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 

[70 FR 51364] and solicited public 

comments on the report which affirms 

the existing policy on the criteria used 

to establish the potash enclave. The 

BLM gave the public 30 days to 

comment on these Policy Standards. 

The public comment period ended on 

Thursday, September 29, 2005. The 

BLM received numerous requests to 

lengthen the comment period. The BLM 

will re-issue a comment period for 120 

days. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

to the address below no later than 

February 3, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to Group Manager, Solid 

Minerals, 1620 L, Street, NW., Mail Stop 

501 LS, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charlie Beecham, Mining Engineer, 

1620 L, St., NW., Mail Stop 501 LS, 

Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 

785–6570. 

Thomas Lonnie, 

Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and 

Resource Protection. 

[FR Doc. 05–20087 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–960–1420–BJ–TRST] ES–053597, 

Group No. 161, Wisconsin 

Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey; Wisconsin. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, 

Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 7450 

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 

22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was requested by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin 

T. 40 N., R. 6 W. 

The plat of survey represents the 

dependent resurvey of the Fourth 

Standard Parallel North in Range 6 

West, a portion of the Fourth Standard 

Parallel North in Range 7 West, a 

portion of the south and west 

boundaries, a portion of the 

subdivisional lines; and the subdivision 

of certain sections, the reestablishment 

of a portion of the record meander line 

and a survey of a portion of the present 

shore line of James Lake, and the 

apportionment of the shore line frontage 

to the original lots 2 and 3 in section 20, 

Township 40 North, Range 6 West, 

Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin, 

and was accepted September 29, 2005. 

We will place a copy of the plat we 

described in the open files. It will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. 

If BLM receives a protest against this 

survey, as shown on the plat, prior to 

the date of the official filing, we will 

stay the filing pending our 

consideration of the protest. We will not 

officially file the plat until the day after 

we have accepted or dismissed all 

protests and they have become final, 

including decisions on appeals. 

Dated: September 29, 2005. 

Stephen D. Douglas, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor. 

[FR Doc. 05–20052 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Safety Modifications for Folsom Dam 

and Appurtenant Structures (Folsom 

Safety of Dams Project)— Sacramento, 

El Dorado, and Placer Counties, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and notice of public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to 

prepare an EIS for the implementation 

of the safety modifications for Folsom 

Dam and Appurtenant Structures 

(Folsom Safety of Dams Project). 

Reclamation seeks to improve public 

safety by modifying Folsom Facilities 

and its appurtenant structures (Folsom 

Facilities) to mitigate issues identified 

in previous and ongoing safety 

evaluations. Studies are being 

conducted by Reclamation to identify 

alternatives (modifications) to address 

these conditions. 

Engineering, Economic, and 

Environmental studies are being 

conducted to help determine reasonable 

design alternatives. Information 

gathered from the EIS process will be 

used in conjunction with engineering 

and economic principles to determine 

preferred alternatives. 

DATES: Reclamation will seek public 

input on alternatives, concerns, and 

issues to be addressed in the EIS 

through scoping meetings on Tuesday, 

November 1 and Thursday, November 3, 

2005, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Folsom, 

California. 

ADDRESSES: The public scoping 

meetings will be held at the Folsom 

Community Center, 52 Natoma Street in 

Folsom, California 95630. 

Send written comments on the scope 

of alternatives and impacts to be 

considered to Mr. Shawn Oliver at the 

address below, no later than 2 weeks 

after the second scheduled public 

scoping meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Shawn Oliver, Bureau of Reclamation, 

7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, 

California 95630; telephone number 

(916) 989–7256; e-mail 

soliver@mp.usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reclamation seeks to mitigate potential 

safety issues identified in previous and 

ongoing studies for the Folsom Dam 

complex, including Main Folsom Dam, 

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the two wing dams, Mormon Island 

Auxiliary Dam, and the eight dikes. 

Retrofitting and increasing the flood 

control capacity of the Folsom Dam and 

its appurtenant structures are currently 

being studied. Locating and extracting 

adequate borrow materials for 

embankment modifications will be a 

major component of the project. 

Reclamation has determined that an EIS 

is warranted to examine the potential 

impacts for implementation of the 

Folsom CAS Project on the natural and 

human environment. 

Potential Modification Alternatives to 

the Folsom Dam and appurtenant 

structures are being identified to reduce 

risks associated with: 

1. Major Flood Events 

2. Earthquakes 

3. Seepage and Piping through 

Embankments 

Folsom Dam and Embankment 

Hydrologic Alternatives include, but are 

not limited to: 

1. Embankment Raise Options 

2. Auxiliary Spillway on the Left 

Abutment Options 

Folsom Dam and Embankment 

Seismic and Static Alternatives include, 

but are not limited to: 

1. Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam 

Seismic Alternatives 

2. Concrete Dam Seismic Options 

3. Folsom Dam and Embankment 

Static Alternatives 

If special assistance is required at the 

scoping meetings, please contact Mr. 

Shawn Oliver, Bureau of Reclamation, 

at (916) 989–7256. Please notify Mr. 

Oliver as far in advance of the meetings 

as possible to enable Reclamation to 

secure the needed services. If a request 

cannot be honored, the requestor will be 

notified. 

Reclamation’s policy is to make 

comments, including names and home 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review. Individual respondents 

may request that we withhold their 

name and/or home address from public 

disclosure, which Reclamation will 

honor to the extent allowable by law. If 

you wish us to withhold your name 

and/or address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. Reclamation will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public disclosure in their entirety. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Michael Nepstad, 

Deputy Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 05–20051 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 19, 2005, a proposed Consent 

Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in United 

States v. Eliskim, Inc. et al., Civil Action 

No. 1:05CV2196 was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

Northern District of Ohio, Eastern 

Division. 

In this action, the United States, on 

behalf of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’), sought to recover response 

costs from Eliskim, Inc. (‘‘Eliskim’’) and 

the City of Geneva, Ohio (‘‘City’’) 

pursuant to Section 107 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 107. The 

response costs were incurred in 

response to releases and threatened 

releases of hazardous substances from 

the True Temper Sports Superfund Site 

located in the City of Geneva, Ohio (the 

‘‘Site’’). The Consent Decree would 

require Eliskim and the City to pay 

respectively $56,500 and $12,500 

toward the response costs incurred by 

EPA, which are presently estimated to 

be $118,000. The Consent Decree would 

resolve Eliskim’s liability for: (1) Past 

response costs at the Site; and (2) costs, 

penalties, and fees pursuant to an 

Administrative Order by Consent at the 

Site. To the extent provided by the 

Consent Decree, certain specified 

benefits of the settlement would also 

extend to Eliskim’s parent corporation, 

American Household, Inc. Finally, the 

Consent Decree would grant the City a 

de minimis covenant not to sue 

pursuant to Section 122(g) of CERCLA, 

42 U.S.C. 9622(g). 

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, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. Eliskim, Inc., et al., No. 

1:05CV2196 (N.D. Ohio), D.J. Ref. 90–

11–2–1310/1. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, 801 West Superior Avenue, 

Suite 400, Cleveland, Ohio 44113–1852, 

and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, 14th Floor, Chicago, 

Illinois. During the public comment 

period, the Consent Decree may also be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site, http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy 

of the Consent Decree may also be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a 

request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$17.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

William D. Brighton, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–20041 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Amended Notice of Lodging of 

Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act and the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7 and 

42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given 

that on September 13, 2005, a 

Settlement Agreement was lodged with 

the United States District Court for the 

District of Puerto Rico in United States 

v. Tropical Fruit, S.E., et al., Civil 

Action No. 97–1442–DRD. On October 

25, 2001, the Court entered a Consent 

Decree between the United States, on 

behalf of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), and 

Defendants pursuant to the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (‘‘FIFRA’’), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., and 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., 

with respect to a Farm located in Rural 

Zone Boca, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. The 

Consent Decree required Defendants to 

pay $35,000 in penalties and CERCLA 

response costs and to comply with 

extensive injunctive relief measures, 

including the creation of a no-spray 

buffer zone on the northern and a 

portion of the western perimeter of the 

Farm which will vary in width up to 

173 feet. In December 2004, the United 

States filed a Motion to Enforce the 

Consent Decree and for stipulated 

penalties in that the United States 

alleged that Defendants violated certain 

provisions of the Consent Decree