58124 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 197 / Friday, October 12, 2007 / Notices 

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 

$3.00 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

Bruce S. Gelber, 

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–5028 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Additional Time To Comment 

Regarding Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response 

Compensation, and Liability Act and 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recover Act 

On August 23, 2007, notice was 

published in the Federal Register that 

on August 10, 2007, a proposed Consent 

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

States v. BFI Waste Systems of North 

America, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 07 

C 4499, was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the Northern 

District of Illinois. 72 FR 48301 (August 

23, 2007). However, the Federal 

Register notice displayed on erroneous 

e-mail address as an option where 

comments on the Consent Decree could 

be directed. A correction was published 

in the Federal Register providing the 

correct e-mail address after the error 

was discovered. 72 FR 52203 

(September 12, 2007). The period of 

time for members of the public to 

comment on the proposed Consent 

Decree closed on September 24, 2007. 

To make sure that members of the 

public have had sufficient time to 

transmit comments by e-mail to the 

Department of Justice, the comment 

period is hereby extended, as described 

further below. 

In this action the United States 

sought, pursuant to Sections 106 and 

107 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 

injunctive relief and the recovery of cost 

incurred by the United States in 

responding to a release or threat of 

release of hazardous substances at or 

from the Wauconda Sand and Gravel 

Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) located in 

Lake County, Illinois, at or near to the 

Village of Wauconda. Under the 

proposed Consent Decree, the settling 

defendants will complete the 

connection of over 400 homes to the 

Village of Wauconda’s municipal water 

works, expand the Village’s municipal 

water works to accommodate the 

increased demand, perform operation 

and maintenance at the Site, and 

conduct groundwater monitoring 

activities. The proposed Consent Decree 

also requires the Settling Defendants to 

pay past and future response costs 

incurred by the United States relating to 

the Site. In addition, the proposed 

Consent Decree also includes a covenant 

not to sue under Sections 106 and 107 

of CERCLA and under Section 7003 of 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for an additional period of time ending 

fourteen (14) 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, 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 v. BFI Waste Systems of North 

America, Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–

2–153/1. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, 219 South Dearborn Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, and at U.S. EPA 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. During the 

public comment period, the Consent 

Decree may also be examined on the 

following Department of Justice Web 

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

Consent_Decrees.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 $37.00 (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. In requesting a copy exclusive 

of exhibits and defendants’ signatures, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$18.25 (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. 07–5031 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 October 

3, 2007, a proposed Consent Decree is 

United States and State of Oklahoma v. 

BNSF Railway Company, Case No. 5:07–

cv–1080, was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the Western 

District of Oklahoma. 

The proposed Consent Decree 

resolves claims alleged by the United 

States, on behalf of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’), and the United States 

Department of the Interior (‘‘DOI’’), 

against the BNSF Railway Company, 

under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

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

claims were alleged in a Complaint filed 

with the Court on September 25, 2007 

which sought to recover response costs 

incurred and to be incurred and natural 

resource damages at the Double Eagle 

Superfund Site in Oklahoma City, 

Oklahoma. The proposed Consent 

Decree also resolves similar claims 

alleged by the State of Oklahoma in the 

Complaint. The proposed Consent 

Decree provides that the BNSF Railway 

Company, which sent approximately 

50,000 gallons of waste diesel fuel for 

disposal at the Site, will pay the Untied 

States and the State of Oklahoma 

$300,000 in response costs and natural 

resource damages. The Consent Decree 

represents a settlement with the BNSF 

Railway 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. BNSF 


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