33138 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit

comments in connection with 1995

annual report.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Stamps (202–205–3227), Trade

Reports Division, Office of Economics,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20436.

BACKGROUND: Section 215(a) of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

(CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)) requires

that the Commission submit annual

reports to the Congress and the

President on the impact of the act on

industries and consumers in the United

States. Section 215(b) of the CBERA

requires the Commission to assess the

actual effect of the act on the United

States economy generally as well as on

appropriate domestic industries and to

assess the probable future effects of the

act. Section 215(c)(2) of the CBERA

requires that the Commission provide

an opportunity for the public, either

orally or in writing, or both, to submit

to the Commission information relating

to matters that will be addressed in the

reports. The Commission instituted the

present investigation under section

332(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1332(b)) on March 21, 1986, for

the purpose of gathering and presenting

such information on the CBERA.

Section 332(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930

provides the Commission with general

authority to conduct factfinding

investigations with respect to trade and

tariff matters. Notice of institution of the

investigation and the schedule for such

reports was published in the Federal

Register of May 14, 1986 (51 FR 17678).

The eleventh report, covering calendar

year 1995, is to be submitted by

September 30, 1996.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: The Commission

does not plan to hold a public hearing

in connection with the eleventh annual

report. However, interested persons are

invited to submit written statements

concerning the matters to be addressed

in the report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

July 30, 1996.

Address all submissions to the

Secretary to the Commission, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436.

Hearing-impaired persons are advised

that information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal at (202)

205–1810.

Issued: June 21, 1996.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16312 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States of

America v. Braselman Corporation, et

al., Civil Action No. 96–0872 was

lodged on June 13, 1996 with the United

States District Court for the Eastern

District of Louisiana.

In its Third Amended Complaint,

filed concurrently with the United

States District Court for the Eastern

District of Louisiana, the United States

alleges under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, that

the defendants are liable for

reimbursement of response costs

incurred and to be incurred by the

United States at the Bayou Bonfouca

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

City of Slidell, St. Tammany Parish,

Louisiana.

Under the proposed Consent Decree,

Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation and

Kerr-McGee Corporation, two of the

eight defendants listed in the Third

Amended Complaint, have agreed to

pay the EPA Hazardous Substance

Superfund $20,000,000 in

reimbursement of past and future

response costs. The total cost of the

cleanup, which is nearly complete, is

estimated at more than $100,000,000.

The proposed Consent Decree between

the United States, Kerr-McGee Chemical

Corporation, and Kerr-McGee

Corporation does not resolve the

potential liability of the other six

defendants at the 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 for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

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

should refer to United States of America

v. Braselman Corporation, et.al., DOJ

Ref. No. 90–11–2–803A.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Hal Boggs Federal

Building, 501 Magazine Street, 2nd

Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130;

the Region VI Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733;

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 $7.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96–16272 Filed 6–25–96; 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) of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), and

the policy of the United States

Department of Justice, as provided in 28

CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on

June 14, 1996, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Ciba-Geigy

Corporation, Civ. No. 96–0571–CB–M,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Southern District

of Alabama. This Consent Decree

concerns Operable Unit Three of the

Ciba-Geigy Corporation manufacturing

plant site (‘‘the Site’’) adjacent to the

Tombigbee River near McIntosh,

Alabama. Pursuant to Sections 106 and

107(a) of CERCLA, the Complaint in this

action seeks recovery of past response

costs incurred by the United States at

the entire Site, future response costs in

connection with the proposed Decree,