65066 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 1995 / Notices

1See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

2Legislation to sunset the Commission on

December 31, 1995, and transfer remaining

functions is now under consideration in Congress.

Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings

should continue to use the current name and

address.

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the

proposed collection of information and

related form may be obtained by

contacting the Bureau clearance officer

at the phone number listed below.

Comments and suggestions on the

requirements should be made directly to

the Bureau’s clearance officer and to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Paperwork Reduction Project 1029–

0083, Washington, DC 20503, telephone

202–395–7340.

Title: Application for Blaster

Certification in Federal Program States

and on Indian Lands, 30 CFR 955.

Abstract: This information is being

collected to ensure that the qualification

of applicants for blaster certification is

adequate. This information will be used

to determine the eligibility of the

applicant. The affected public will be

blasters who want to be certified by the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–74.

Frequency: Every three years.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals seeking certification as

Blasters.

Estimated Completion Time: 50

minutes.

Annual Responses: 35.

Annual Burden Hours: 30.

Bureau Clearance Officer: John A.

Trelease (202) 208–2617.

Dated: October 25, 1995.

Gene E. Krueger,

Acting Chief, Office of Technology

Development and Transfer.

[FR Doc. 95–30648 Filed 12–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMISSION

[Docket NO. AB–6 (Sub-No. 368X)]

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company—Abandonment Exemption—

in Clatsop County, OR

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Commission, pursuant to

49 U.S.C. 10505, exempts from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903–04 the abandonment by

Burlington Northern Railroad Company

of 5.04 miles of railroad in Clatsop

County, OR, subject to standard labor

protective conditions, an environmental

condition, and a trail use condition.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file a financial assistance offer

has been received, this exemption will

be effective on January 17, 1996. Formal

expressions of intent to file financial

assistance offers 1 under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) and requests for a notice of

interim trail use/rail banking must be

filed by December 28, 1995. Petitions to

stay must be filed by January 2, 1996.

Requests for a public use condition

must be filed by January 8, 1996.

Petitions to reopen must be filed by

January 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 368X) to: (1)

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Interstate Commerce

Commission,2 1201 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423;

and (2) Petitioner’s representative: Sarah

J. Whitley, 3800 Continental Plaza, 777

Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102–

5384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927–5660.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Commission’s decision. To obtain a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC NEWS &

DATA, INC., Interstate Commerce

Commission Building, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357. [Assistance for the

hearing impaired is available through

TDD services (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: December 5, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman Morgan,

Vice Chairman Owen, and Commissioner

Simmons.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–30656 Filed 12–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comphrensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in United States v.

American Color & Chemical

Corporation et al., Civil Action No. 4:

CV–92–1352, was lodged on November

30, 1995 in the United States District

Court for the Middle District of

Pennsylvania. The consent decree

settles an action brought under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 et seq.,

against American Color & Chemical

Corporation (‘‘AC&C’’) and Beazer East,

Inc. (‘‘Beazer’’) for reimbursement of

response costs incurred in connection

with clean-up of the Drake Chemical

Superfund Site located in Lock Haven,

Pennsylvania.

Under the proposed settlement, AC&C

and Beazer agree to finance and perform

the groundwater cleanup for Drake Site.

In addition, the settling defendants will

reimburse the United States and the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for past

costs in the amounts of $3.6 million and

$400,000, respectively. Additionally,

the settling defendants will co-ordinate

the Drake Site groundwater cleanup

with a corrective action ongoing at the

neighboring AC&C facility pursuant to

the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6901

et seq.

In consideration of settling

defendants’ groundwater remediation

and their reimbursement of $4 million

in past costs incurred by the United

States and the Commonwealth, AC&C

and Beazer will receive a covenant not

to sue under Sections 106 and 107(a) of

CERCLA for the Drake Site and for

CERCLA Section 107 costs associated

with RCRA management at the AC&C

facility. With respect to future liability

for the remedial action to be performed,

the covenant not to sue for Section 106

of CERCLA becomes effective upon

certification of completion of the

remedial action by EPA. In addition, the

covenants not to sue are conditioned

upon the complete and satisfactory

performance by each settling defendant

of its obligations under the Consent

Decree.

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
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 1995 / Notices 65067

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v.

American Color & Chemical

Corporation et al., DOJ Ref.

# 90–11–2–7Α.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Middle District of

Pennsylvania, 1162 Federal Building,

228 Walnut Street Harrisburg, PA

17108; the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841

Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 19107; 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 body of the

proposed decree, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $52.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), for each copy. The

check should be made payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95–30629 Filed 12–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’)

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in United States v.

Casings, et al., Civil Action No. 92–0284

(NPM), was lodged on November 27,

1995, with the United States District

Court for the Northern District of New

York. The Consent Decree requires

defendants to pay to the United States

$120,000 within thirty days of entry of

the Consent Decree to reimburse

Environmental Protection Agency

response costs incurred at the Catskill

Tire Fire Superfund Site. Total Site

costs incurred by EPA were

approximately $375,000.

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, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Casings,

et al., DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–872.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney for the Northern District

of New York, 100 South Clinton Street,

Syracuse, New York 13261; the Region

II Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York, 10007–1866 (contact

Assistant Regional Counsel Beverly

Kolenberg); 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 please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$5.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs) for the Consent Decree, payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95–30633 Filed 12–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Section 122(d)(2)

of the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2),

and Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7,

notice is hereby given that on November

28, 1995, a proposed consent decree in

United States v. County of Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, Civil Action No. 95–C–1210,

was lodged with the United States

District Court of the Eastern District of

Wisconsin. This consent decree

represents a settlement of claims

brought against Milwaukee County

under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107,

42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, for the

recovery of costs incurred and to be

incurred by the United States in

responding to the release and threatened

release of hazardous substances at and

from the Moss-American Superfund Site

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Under the proposed settlement,

Milwaukee County will be required to:

(1) Relinquish a potential takings claim;

(2) withdraw a motion to intervene that

is pending before the Court; (3)

withdraw its opposition to entry of a

proposed consent decree between the

United States and Kerr-McGee Chemical

Co. (‘‘Kerr-McGee’’) that was lodged in

1991 (‘‘Remedial Action Decree’’), under

which Kerr-McGee would be obligated

to perform the final remedial action for

the Site, at a cost of $26 million, and

pay $1 million of the United States’ past

costs of $1.8 million (as of January 31,

1991); and (4) grant the United States

and its assigns irrevocable access to the

Moss-American Superfund 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,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. County of

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, D.J. Ref. 90–11–

2–590A.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at: (1) The Mill Road Library,

6431 N. 76th St., Milwaukee,

Wisconsin; (2) U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60604

(contact Mr. Russell D. Hart (312–886–

4844)); and (3) the U.S. Department of

Justice’s Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20010, (202) 624–0892. A copy of

the 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. 20010. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $8.25 (consent

decree only) or $46.75 (consent decree

and appendices) (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environment Enforcement Section,

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division.

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BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 C.F.R. § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on September 29, 1995, a

proposed Consent Decree in United

States of America v. The Port of Seattle,

et al., Civil Action No. C95–1495–Z,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Western District of

Washington.

The Complaint in this action was

brought pursuant to Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, to require the

defendants to implement EPA’s selected

cleanup for the Site, and to recover costs

incurred by the United States in

response to releases of hazardous