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response costs and natural resource 

damages. The Consent Decree represents 

a settlement with the 3M Company as a 

de minimis party pursuant to section 

122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622. 

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, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States and State of Oklahoma v. 3M 

Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–857/3. 

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/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed 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 no. 

(202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy 

from the Consent Decree Library, please 

enclose a check in the amount of $7.50 

(25 cents per page reproduction cost) 

payable to the ‘‘U.S. Treasury’’ or, if by 

e-mail or fax, forward a check in that 

amount to the Consent Decree Library at 

the stated address. 

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department 

of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 07–5034 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

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 27, 2007, a proposed Partial 

Consent Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in 

United States v. Afton Chemical Corp., 

et al., Case No. 3:06–cv–763 (‘‘Afton 

Chemical’’), was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the Southern 

District of Illinois. 

In Afton Chemical, the United States 

is seeking recovery of approximately 

$3.5 million in response costs incurred 

in connection with a removal action in 

1999 and 2000 (‘‘Removal Action’’) at 

Sauget Area 2, Southern Site Q, in 

Cahokia, Illinois. The proposed Consent 

Decree involves the following two 

defendants in the case: The Estate of 

Paul Sauget and the Estate’s executor, in 

her representative capacity vis-a`-vis the 

Estate (collectively, the ‘‘Estate Settling 

Defendants’’). The proposed Consent 

Decree is based on the Estate Settling 

Defendants’ limited ability to pay, as 

determined by a Department of Justice 

financial analyst. Under the proposed 

Consent Decree, a stipulated judgment 

will be entered against the Estate 

Settling Defendants in the amount of 

$351,000; the Estate Settling Defendants 

will pay $1.00 toward that stipulated 

judgment, based on their limited ability 

to pay; and they will be required to seek 

the balance of the stipulated judgment 

from the Estate’s insurers. In exchange, 

the Estate Settling Defendants will 

receive contribution protection and a 

covenant by the United States not to sue 

them for response costs incurred in 

connection with the Removal Action. 

For a period of 30 days from the date 

of this publication, the Department of 

Justice will receive comments relating to 

the proposed Consent Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and should refer to United 

States v. Afton Chemical Corp., et al., 

D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–06089/1. Comments 

should either be e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, Washington, 

DC 20044–7611. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney, 9 Executive Drive, 

Fairview Heights, IL 62208–1344, and at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604–3590. 

During the public comment period, the 

proposed Consent Decree may also be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed 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 e-mailing or faxing a 

request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov, fax number 

(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 

$6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the United States 

Treasury. If a request for a copy of the 

proposed Consent Decree is made by fax 

or e-mail, please forward a check in the 

aforementioned amount to the Consent 

Decree Library at the address noted 

above. 

William Brighton, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–5026 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Settlement Agreement Under the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 28, 2007, a proposed 

Settlement Agreement Regarding the El 

Paso County Metals Survey Site was 

filed with the United States Bankruptcy 

Court for the Southern District of Texas 

in In re Asarco LLC, No. 05–21207 

(Bankr. S.D. Tex.). The proposed 

Agreement entered into among the 

Untied States on behalf of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, State 

of Texas, and Asarco LLC (‘‘Asarco’’) 

provides, inter alia, that the United 

States shall have an allowed general 

unsecured claim of $13,280,780 and the 

State of Texas shall have an allowed 

general unsecured claim of $419,220 for 

past response costs for the El Paso 

County Metals Surveys Site incurred 

prior to May 1, 2007. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

comments relating to the proposed 

Agreement for a period of thirty (30) 

days from the date of this publication. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to In re 

Asarco LLC, DJ Ref. No. 90–11–3–08633. 

The proposed Agreement may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney for the Southern District 

of Texas, 800 North Shoreline Blvd, 

#500, Corpus Christi, TX 78476–2001, 

and at the Region 6 Office of the United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, 

Dallas, Texas 75202. During the public 

comment period, the proposed 

Agreement may also be examined on the 

following Department of Justice Web 

site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed Agreement may also be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 


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