Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2001 / Notices 9595

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that an agreed

order amending the consent decree in

United States v. A&D Recycling, Inc., et

al., Civil Action No. 1:CV–99–1332

(M.D. Pa.) was lodged with the court on

January 22, 2001.

The original consent decree resolves

claims of the United States against 120

defendants under sections 106 and 107

of the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’ ), 42

U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, for response costs

and actions at the Jack’s Creek

Superfund Site in Mifflin County, PA.

The proposed amendment reduces the

amount one de minimis party, United

Holdings Co., Inc., is required to pay

from $58,526.44 to $33,600. This

reduction is made based on a mutual

mistake of fact in the original decree as

to the amount of material United sent to

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

amendment. 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. A&D

Recycling, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.

1:CV–99–1332 (M.D. Pa.), DOJ Ref. #90–

11–2–911.

The proposed amendment may be

examined and copied at the Office of the

United States Attorney, Room 1162,

Federal Building, 228 Walnut Street,

Harrisburg, PA 17108; or at the Region

III Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, c/o Daniel Isales,

Assistant Regional Counsel, 1650 Arch

Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. A copy

of the proposed amendment may be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box No. 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$2.75 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library. Exhibits to the amendment may

be obtained for an additional fee.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with 28 CFR section

50.7 and section 122 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

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

is hereby given that on January 26, 2001,

a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Alcoa, Inc., Civil Action No.

01–CV–0131, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Northern District of New York.

In this action the United States sought

costs for response activities in

connection with the aluminum product

manufacturing facility owned by Alcoa,

Inc. in Massena, New York. The

Complaint alleges that the defendant is

liable under section 107(a), 42 U.S.C.

9607(a), of CERCLA. Pursuant to the

decree, defendant will pay to the United

States past unreimbursed response costs

in an amount totaling at least

$695,117.26, plus interest.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed 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. Alcoa, Inc., Civil Action No.

01–CV–0131, D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–07173.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Northern District of

New York, James T. Foley Federal

Building, 445 Broadway, Albany, New

York, 12207 and at U.S. EPA, (Region II)

290 Broadway, 17th Floor New York,

New York 10007–1866. A copy of the

proposed 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

$5.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on January

30, 2001, a proposed Consent Decree

(‘‘Decree’’) in United States v. Avco

Corporation, Civil No. 4:CZ01–0198,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Middle District of

Pennsylvania. The United States filed

this action pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act for recovery of costs incurred by the

United States in responding to releases

of hazardous substances at the Avco

Lycoming Site in Williamsport,

Pennsylvania.

Pursuant to the proposed Consent

Decree, Avco Corporation will pay

$461,500, in reimbursement of past

costs, and agrees to pay future response

costs of the United States, other than

oversight costs.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the 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. Avco

Corporation, D.J. Ref. #90–11–3–06903.

The Decree may be examined at the

office of the U.S. Attorney, Federal

Building, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania; at U.S. EPA Region 3,

Office of Regional Counsel, 1650 Arch

Street, Philadelphia, PA. A copy of the

Decree may be obtained by mail from

the Consent Decree Library, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $44.75 for the Decree (25

cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Air Act, RCRA,

CERCLA, and EPCRA

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on January 18, 2001, a

Consent Decree in United States v. BP

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Exploration & Co., et al., Civil Action

No. 2:96 CV 095, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Northern District of Indiana, Hammond

Division.

In the Second Amended Complaint

the United States sought civil penalties

and injunctive relief against BP

Exploration & Co., Amoco Oil Company,

and Atlantic Richfield Company

(hereinafter, ‘‘BP’’), pursuant to Section

113(b) of the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42

U.S.C. 7413(b) (1983), amended by, 42

U.S.C. §7413(b) (Supp. 1991), the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

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

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9603(a) and

the Emergency Planning and

Community Right to Know Act

(‘‘EPCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 11004(a) for

alleged violations at BP’s eight refineries

located in Whiting, Indiana; Toledo,

Ohio; Mandan, North Dakota; Salt Lake

City, Utah; Texas City, Texas; Yorktown,

Virginia; Cherry Point, Washington; and

Carson, California.

Under the settlement, BP will

implement innovative pollution control

technologies to greatly reduce emissions

of nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’) and sulfur

dioxide (‘‘SO2’’) from refinery process

units and adopt facility-wide enhanced

monitoring and fugitive emission

control programs. In addition, BP will

pay a civil penalty of $10 million. The

States of Indiana, Ohio, Utah, and the

Northwest Air Pollution Authority, will

join in this settlement as signatories to

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 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. BP Exploration & Co., et al.,

D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–07109.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 1001 Main Street, Suite A,

Dyer, Indiana 46311 and at U.S. EPA

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, Illinois 60604. 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 $41.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Walker Smith,

Principal Deputy Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that on January

18, 2001 a proposed Consent Decree

( ‘‘Decree’’ ) in United States and State

of Colorado v. Burlington Northern

Railroad Co., Civil Action No. 86–Z–369

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of

Colorado. The United States filed this

action pursuant to sections 107(a)(2) of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(2), to

recover past response costs incurred by

the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ ) in

conducting response actions taken at or

in connection with the release or

threatened release of hazardous

substances at or from the Broderick

Wood Products Superfund Site located

at 5800 Galapago Street in Adams

County, Colorado. The Decree provides

for the reimbursement to EPA of

$6,800,000.00 plus accrued interest

from June 1, 2000 from Burlington

Northern Railroad Company.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to 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 and State of Colorado v.

Burlington Northern Railroad Co., D.J.

Ref. 90–7–1–254.

The Decree may be examined at the

offices of the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 500 South Tower,

Denver, Colorado and at the Office of

the United States Attorney, District of

Colorado 1961 Stout Street, 11th Floor,

Denver, CO 80294. A copy of the

proposed 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 either with or without the

multiple signature pages and

attachments. In requesting a copy of the

proposed consent decree, please enclose

a check payable to the Consent Decree

Library for $5.25 for a complete copy of

the decree (25 cents per page

reproduction cost).

Robert D. Brook,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Extension of Time for Comments

Relating to the Lodging of a Consent

Decree Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that the public

comment period on a proposed Consent

Decree in United States and State of

Colorado v. Robert Friedland, Civil No.

96 N 1213 (D. Colo.), has been extended

at the request of a member of the public.

The Department of Justice will continue

to accept comments until February 20,

2001. The Consent Decree was lodged

on December 22, 2000 with the United

States District Court for the District of

Colorado. Notice of the public comment

period was previously published at 65

FR 83084 (December 29, 2000).

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to, United States and State of Colorado

v. Robert Friedland, Civil No. 96 N

1213, and D.J. Ref. #90–11–3–1133B.

The Decree may be examined at the

office of the U.S. Department of Justice,

Environmental Enforcement Section,

999 18th Street, Suite 945, North Tower,

Denver, Colorado; at U.S. EPA Region 8,

Office of Regional Counsel, 999 18th

Street, Suite 300, South Tower, Denver,

Colorado. A copy of the Decree may be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, U.S. Department of

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

20044. In requesting a copy, please

enclose a check in the amount of $5.50

for the Decree (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Robert Brook,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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