[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33364-33365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14098]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on June 1, 2011, two proposed consent 
decrees in United States and State of Nebraska v. Union Pacific Corp., 
Union Pacific Railway Co., and Gould Electronics Inc., Civil Action No. 
8:11-cv-00195, were lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of Nebraska.
    In that lawsuit, the United States and State of Nebraska seek to 
recover response costs pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') in connection 
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's continuing cleanup of 
the Omaha Lead Superfund Site.
    One of the proposed consent decrees will require Union Pacific 
Corp. and Union Pacific Railway Co. to expend $3.15 million performing 
community health education in Omaha about the health risks of lead 
exposure; pay $21,350,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund in 
partial reimbursement of the United States' response costs; pay 
$100,000 to the United States Department of the Interior; and pay 
$400,000 to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
    The other proposed consent decree will require Gould Electronics 
Inc. to pay $1,104,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund in partial 
reimbursement of the United States' response costs and pay $46,000 to 
the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
    For 30 days after the date of this publication, the Department of 
Justice will receive comments relating to the two proposed consent 
decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-
mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611. Comments 
should refer to United States and State of Nebraska v. Union Pacific 
Corp., Union Pacific Railway Co., and Gould Electronics Inc., D.J. Ref. 
90-11-3-07834/4.
    The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office at 901 N. Fifth St., 
Kansas City, KS 66101 (contact Associate Regional Counsel Steven 
Sanders (913) 551-7578). During the public comment period, the proposed 
consent decrees may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
paper copy of the proposed consent decrees may be obtained by mailing a 
request to the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. When requesting a paper copy by 
mail, please enclose a

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check in the amount of $46.25 for the complete consent decrees or 
$14.50 for the consent decrees without the appendices (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. A paper copy may 
also be obtained by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood, 
[email protected], fax number (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547, and sending a check to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-14098 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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