[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04856]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 26, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged proposed de 
minimis consent decrees with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Amsted Industries, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-00040.
    In this action the United States is seeking response costs pursuant 
to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for costs 
incurred in response to releases of hazardous substances at the 
Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site (``the Site''), in Cape 
Girardeau, Missouri. The proposed consent decrees will resolve the 
United States' claims against the sixteen de minimis defendants (Amsted 
Industries, Inc., Atlas Alchem Plastics, Inc., Chase Resorts, Inc., 
EcReCon, Inc., Electric Plant Board of the City of Mayfield, KY, Exxon 
Mobil Corp., Independent Electric Machinery Co., City of Jacksonville, 
IL, Joliet Equipment Co., Mount Carmel Public Utility, City of Mount 
Vernon, MO, City of New Madrid, MO, Pet Inc., City of Seymour, MO, 
Tipmont Rural Electric Membership Corp., and City of West Plains, MO) 
under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, at the Site. Under the 
terms of the proposed consent decree, all sixteen defendants will make 
cash payments that collectively total $1.12 million to the United 
States. In return, the United States will grant all defendants 
covenants not to sue under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Amsted Industries, Inc. et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-2-614/2. All comments must be submitted no later than 
thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments 
may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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        To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email..........................  [email protected].
By mail...........................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                     DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                     Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the consent decrees may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the consent decrees upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $14.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-04856 Filed 3-1-13; 8:45 am]
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