[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 25281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12185]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Pursuant to Department of Justice policy, notice is hereby given 
that, on May 18, 2009, a proposed Consent Decree in In re James Pielet, 
Case No. 06-01026 (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) and In re J.P. Investments, Inc., 
Case No. 06-01037 (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) was lodged with the United States 
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Consent 
Decree provides for recovery of response costs that the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') has incurred and will incur 
in addressing environmental contamination at two sites: the Midwest 
Metallics Site in Summit, Illinois and the H&H Enterprises Site in 
Gary, Indiana. The United States has asserted a claim against the J.P. 
Investments bankruptcy estate for $5,087,276 in costs associated with 
the Midwest Metallics Site and it has asserted a claim against the 
James Pielet bankruptcy estate for $3,210,411.66 in costs associated 
with the H&H Enterprises Site.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve the United States' claims 
in the two bankruptcy cases in exchange for providing EPA: (i) A 
$700,000.00 allowed secured claim against the James Pielet bankruptcy 
estate, to be paid on a priority basis pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 725; (ii) 
a $2,510,411.66 allowed general unsecured claim against the James 
Pielet bankruptcy estate; (iii) a $3,391,517.33 allowed general 
unsecured claim against the J.P. Investments bankruptcy estate; and 
(iv) a $1,695,758.67 allowed general unsecured subordinated claim 
against the J.P. Investments bankruptcy estate.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent Decree 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 mailed either 
electronically to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4a4a1b6b7bbb9b9b1baa0f9b1b1a7fab1baa6b094a1a7b0bbbefab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8888d9a9b9795959d968cd59d9d8bd69d968a9cb88d8b9c9792d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a> or in hard copy to U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. 
Comments should refer to In re James Pielet and In re J.P. Investments, 
Inc. and D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-11-2-1092/2 and 90-11-2-1092/3.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the offices of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 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/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the 
Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 
Fleetwood (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b1f0405020a450d070e0e1f1c04040f2b1e180f0401450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdc9d2d3d4dc93dbd1d8d8c9cad2d2d9fdc8ced9d2d793dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>), 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 $4.25 
(17 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-12185 Filed 5-26-09; 8:45 am]
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