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in connection with the release or

threatened release of hazardous

substances at the Tomah Municipal

Sanitary Landfill site in Monroe County,

Wisconsin (‘‘the Site’’).

In the consolidated action,

International Paper Co., under CERCLA

Section 113(f), seeks reimbursement

from the City of Tomah, Wisconsin and

the United States Department of

Veterans Affairs of certain costs

International Paper allegedly incurred

in response to the release or threatened

release of hazardous substances at the

site.

The consent decree provides that: (1)

International Paper shall complete the

remedial action for Operable Unit 1 at

the Site, commenced pursuant to a

CERCLA Section 106, 42 U.S.C. 9606,

unilateral administrative order issued

by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘U.S. EPA’’) to International

Paper; (2) the City of Tomah shall pay

$16,000 to the United States in

reimbursement of the United States’

past costs at the Site; and (3) the United

States, on behalf of the Department of

Veteran Affairs, shall pay $893,651.57 to

International Paper to ‘‘cash out’’ the

United States’ liability for past and

future costs at Operable Unit 1.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) 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, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. International Paper Co., et al.,

D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–1317.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 600 West Washington, Ave.,

Ste. 200, Madison, WI 53701–1585, and

at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604 (contact

Timothy Thurlow at (312) 886–6623). 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. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$24.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

William Brighton,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Amendments to

Consent Decree

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on November 29, 2001,

amendments to the Consent Decree filed

in United States v. Marine Shale

Processors, Inc., Civ. No. CV90–1240,

were lodged with United States District

Court for the Western District of

Louisiana. The original Consent Decree

was filed on February 19, 1998, and was

modified by an Order of the Court dated

February 23, 1999, and again on June

13, 2001.

In this action against Marine Shale

Processors, Inc., (‘‘MSP’’) the United

States sought to recover civil penalties

and enjoin violations to the Resource

Conservation and Recover Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., the

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.,

and the Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7413.

The United States also sought relief

under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606, and

9607. MSP operated a facility in Morgan

City, Louisiana that treated hazardous

waste by combustion.

These amendments extend the

deadline by which a new company,

CTX, Inc. must purchase the assets and

liabilities of MSP, and extend the

‘‘Continuing Election’’ provision of the

Consent Decree. The amendments to

Section IV and V of the Consent Decree

provide that these deadlines are

extended until January 11, 2002.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of ten (10) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Marine Shale

Processors, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–204C.

In light of recent mail delays,

commenters should notify Darlene

Lyons, Department of Justice, of the

submission of any comments, by

telephone at 202–514–1605.

The consent decree amendments may

be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Hale Boggs Federal

Building, 501 Magazine Street, New

Orleans, LA 70130, at U.S. EPA Region

VI, 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX

75202–2733, and at the Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611.

A copy of the consent decree

amendments may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20044–7611. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $1.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Monongahela Power

Company, Inc. (d/b/a Allegheny Power),

C.A. No. 1 1:01–CV–6, was lodged on

November 9, 2001, with the United

States District Court for the Northern

District of West Virginia. The consent

decree resolves the United States’

claims against the defendant, pursuant

to the Federal Water Pollution Control

Act, also known as the Clean Water Act,

33 U.S. C. 1251–1387, as amended by

the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Pub. L.

101–380 (‘‘CWA’’), and 40 CFR 112.4.

Specifically, the consent decree resolves

the United States’ claim against the

defendant for violating Sections 301 and

311 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1321,

with respect to an oil spill that occurred

at the defendant’s Belmont Substation,

located in Pleasants County, West

Virginia. Further, the consent decree

resolves the United States’ claim against

defendant for failing to submit a copy of

its Spill Prevention Control and

Countermeasures (‘‘SPCC’’) Plan to the

Environmental Protection Agency

within 60 days after the spill, as

required by 40 CFR 112.4.

Under the consent decree, the

defendant will pay a total civil penalty

in the amount of $252,000 to resolve the

violations with respect the discharge

and failure to submit its SPCC Plan in

a timely manner. In addition, the

defendant has agreed to implement

agreed-upon injunctive relief measures,

which include, inter alia, replacement

of the transformer that failed and caused

the discharge, upgrading containment

around certain transformers at the

Substation, and adding additional

equipment at the Substation that will

aid in addressing any future spills. The

civil penalty is due to be paid within

thirty (30) days after entry of the

consent decree by the Court.

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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 Acting Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Monongahela Power Company, Inc.

and DOJ Reference No. 90–5–1–1–

06477. The comments should be faxed,

not mailed, to the Acting Assistant

Attorney General at 202/616–6583.

Alternatively, the comments may be

mailed to the Office of the United States

Attorney, ATTN: Patrick M. Flatley,

1100 Main Street, Suite 200, Wheeling,

West Virginia 26003.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 1100 Main Street, Suite

200, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003;

and the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19103. A copy of the proposed decree

may be obtained by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC

20044. In requesting a copy, please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $10.50 (.25 cents

per page production costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in United States versus

MRC Holdings, Inc., et al., Civil No.

8:01–CV–2289–T–23MSS, was lodged

on November 30, 2001, with the United

States District Court for the Middle

District of Florida, Tampa Division

(‘‘MRC Decree’’). The propose Consent

Decree would resolve certain claims

under Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607,

as amended, to recover response costs

incurred by the Environmental

Protection Agency in connection with

the release of hazardous substances at

the at the MRI Superfund Site (‘‘the

Site’’) in Tampa, Hillsborough County,

Florida. The United States alleges that

MRC Holdings, Inc., Proler International

Corp., and MRI Corporation (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’) are liable as persons who

owned and/or operated the Site at the

time of the release or threatened release

of a hazardous substances. Under the

proposed Consent Decree, Settling

Defendants have agreed to: (a) Perform

the remedy selected by the

Environmental Protection Agency to

clean up Operable Unit #1 (soil

contamination) and the remedial

investigation and feasibility study for

Operation Unit #2 (groundwater

contamination) at the Site; (b) EPA’s

past response costs in the amount of

$700,000.00; and (c) pay future Site

costs that EPA may incur. The proposed

Decree resolves the liability of

Defendants arising out of, and with

respect to, the claims for relief asserted

in the Complaint fill concomitant with

this proposed 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

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington,

D.C. 20530, and should refer to United

States versus MRC Holdings, Inc., et al.,

M.D. FLA., Civil No. 8:01–CV–2289–T–

23MSS, DOJ Ref. #90–11–2–07053.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Region 4 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 61

Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, and

at the United States Attorney’s Office for

the Middle District of Florida, 400 North

Tampa Street, Suite 3200, Tampa,

Florida c/o Warren A. Zimmerman,

Chief, Civil Division, United States

Attorney’s Office. A copy of the

proposed Consent Decree (without

attachments) may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, Post

Office Box 7611, Washington, D.C.

20044. In requesting copies please refer

to the reference case and enclose a

check in the amount of $10.75 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Ellen M. Mahan,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that, on November 20, 2001, a

proposed CONSENT DECREE

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA AND CITIZENS LEGAL

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

NETWORK, INC. AND PREMIUM

STANDARD FARMS, INC. AND

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY,

INC. (the Decree) in CLEAN and United

States v. PSF, Civil Action No. 97–

6073–CV–SJ–6 (W.D. Mo.), and CLEAN

v. Continental, Civil Action No. 98–

6099–CV–W–6 (W.D. Mo.), was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Western District of Missouri.

The Decree resolves claims for

injunctive relief and civil penalties

pursuant to the Clean Water Act, the

Clean Air Act, and the reporting

requirements of Section 103 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act and the Emergency Planning and

Community Right to Know Act against

Premium Standard Farms, Inc. and

Continental Grain Company, Inc. arising

out of their operation of concentrated

animal feeding operations (CAFOs) with

more than 1.25 million pigs in Missouri.

Pursuant to the Decree, defendants will

implement technological changes to

reduce toxics in animal wastes and air

emissions from barns, lagoons and land

application of wastes; conduct air

monitoring; and pay a $350,000 civil

penalty (in addition to $650,000 already

paid under a prior State settlement).

For thirty (30) days following this

publication, the Department of Justice

will receive comments relating to the

proposed decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environmental and

Natural Resources Division, United

States Department of Justice, Post Office

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611,

and should refer to CLEAN and United

States v. PSF, Civil Action No. 97–

6073–CV–SJ–6 (W.D. Mo.) and CLEAN

v. Continental, Civil Action No. 98–

6099–CV–W–6 (W.D. Mo.) DOJ nos. 90–

5–1–1–06806 and 90–5–1–1–06806/1.

Alternatively, because of potential mail

delays associated with recent events,

comments may be sent by facsimile to

(202) 514–4180, with attention to the

EES-Region VII Group.

The proposed decree may be

examined at the offices of the United

States Attorney, Western District of