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Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

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

20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs) payable to the Consent Decree

Library. When requesting a copy, please

refer to United States v. Clean Harbors,

Inc., et al., DJ# 90–7–1–06612.

Catherine R. McCabe,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act and

the Clean Air Act

In accordance with 28 CFR § 50.7 and

Departmental policy, notice is hereby

given that on December 5, 2001, a

proposed consent decree in the case

captioned United States v. Cohen, et al.,

Civil Action No. 96 C 7801 (N.D. Ill.),

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Northern District

of Illinois. The proposed consent decree

relates to the Standard Scrap Metal/

Chicago International Exporting Site

located at 4004–4020 South Wentworth

and 4000–4027 South Wells Streets in

Chicago, Illinois. The proposed consent

decree would resolve civil claims of the

United States for recovery of past

response costs under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607

(‘‘CERCLA’’), as well as claims for civil

penalties under section 104 of CERCLA,

and for civil penalties and injunctive

relief under section 113 of the Clean Air

Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, against Steven

Cohen, Lawrence A. Cohen, Chicago

International Chicago, Inc., and Chicago

International Exporting (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’). Under the proposed

consent decree, the Settling Defendants

paid the United States $500,000 in

partial reimbursement of past response

costs: $105,000 in civil penalties for

violations of section 104 of CERCLA;

and $105,000 in civil penalties for

violations of the Clean Air Act. The

Settling Defendants also certified that

they had removed from their property

the metal sorting lines and metal

shredding lines that were the subject of

the CAA violations.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

comment decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural

Resource Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Cohen,

et al., Civil Action No. 96 C 7801 (N.D.

Ill.), and DOJ Reference No. 90–11–3–

1414A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at: (1) the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Northern District

of Illinois, 219 South Dearborn St.,

Chicago, Illinois, 60604; and (2) the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency (Region 5), 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–

3590. Copies of the proposed consent

decree may be obtained by mail from

the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting

copies, please refer to the abovereferenced case and DOJ Reference

Number and enclose a check for $6.50

(25 cents per page reproduction cost)

made payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

William D. Brighton,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environmental and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, 38 FR 19029, and

consistent with 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is

hereby given that on December 10, 2001,

a proposed consent decree in United

States and California Department of

Toxic Substances Control v. Del Norte

County, Civil Action No. 01–4847 JCS,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Northern District

of California. The proposed consent

decree resolves claims under Section

106 and 107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607,

regarding the release and/or threat of

release of hazardous substances at and

from the Del Norte County Pesticide

Storage Area Superfund Site near

Crescent City, California. The settler is

the owner/operator of the site which

was centralized storage area for

pesticide and herbicide containers. The

accumulated containers, exposed to the

elements, released hazardous

substances.

Pursuant to the proposed settlement,

the County shall continue to perform

the remaining response action for the

Site consisting of groundwater

monitoring and implementation of land

use restrictions. The County also shall

reimburse the United States and the

State in the amount of $50,000 apiece

for certain past response costs. The

settlement amount is based on the

County’s representation as to its

financial condition.

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 sent

simultaneously to the following: (1) By

facsimile (202) 514–2583 and U.S. mail

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Benjamin

Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044; (2) Charles O’Connor, Assistant

U.S. Attorney, 450 Golden Gate Avenue,

San Francisco, CA 94102; and (3) Rose

Fua, Deputy Attorney General, 1515

Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612.

Comments should refer to United States

and California Dept. of Toxic

Substances Control v. Del Norte County,

Civil Action No. 01–4847 JCS, D.J. Ref.

90–11–3–836.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at either of the following

locations: (1) The Office of the United

States Attorney, Northern District of

California; or (2) Region 9, Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,

California. A copy of the consent decree

can be obtained (without attachments)

by facsimile request ((202) 514–0997)

sent to the Department of Justice

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. To receive a

copy of the consent decree (without

attachments), a party will be required to

provide a check in the amount of $15.00

(25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Ellen Mahan,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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