[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 59719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23633]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under The 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On September 24, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Settlement Agreement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the 
District of Delaware in the case entitled In re Apco Liquidating Trust, 
Case No. 05-12355 (BLS), Adv. Pro. No. 07-51670 (Bankr. D. Del.).
    The United States filed a proof of claim in February 2006, in this 
bankruptcy action for costs incurred and to be incurred in connection 
with the Oklahoma Refining Company Superfund Site (``Site''), located 
in Cyril, Caddo County, Oklahoma, pursuant to Section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Apco 
Liquidating Trust agrees to pay the United States, on behalf of EPA, 
$14 million in satisfaction of the United States' allow claim that will 
be used to finance and perform the work at the Site, and to reimburse 
the United States for past costs incurred at the Site. The Apco 
Liquidating Trust also agrees to dismiss with prejudice its adversary 
proceeding against the General Services Administration in connection 
with the Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to In re Apco Liquidating Trust, Case No. 05-12355 
(BLS), Adv. Pro. No. 07-51670 (Bankr. D. Del.). 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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    Under Section 7003(d) of the Resource Conservation and recovery Act 
(``RCRA''), a commenter may request an opportunity for a public meeting 
in the affected area.
    During the public comment period, the proposed settlement agreement 
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 proposed settlement agreement 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 $11.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-23633 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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