[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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