[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28888-28889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10955]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Filing of Proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding
Environmental Claims in Connection With Army Creek Landfill Site,
Blosenski Landfill Site and Delaware Sand and Gravel Site
On May 3, 2016, a proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding
Environmental Claims in Connection with Army Creek Landfill Site,
Blosenski Landfill Site and Delaware Sand and Gravel Site was filed in
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
Illinois, in the proceeding entitled In re Budd Company, Inc., Ch. 11,
Bankr. No. 14-11873-JBS.
Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, the debtor, Budd Company,
Inc. (``Budd'') will agree to allowed general unsecured claims of (1)
$100,000 for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Army
Creek Landfill Site near New Castle, Delaware;
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(2) $1,847,557 for response costs at the Blosenski Landfill Site in
West Caln Township, Pennsylvania ($590,321 allocated to EPA, and the
remainder to a group of other responsible parties); and (3) $4,250,000
for response costs at the Delaware Sand & Gravel Quarry and Landfill
Site near New Castle Delaware ($3,850,806 allocated to EPA, the rest to
a group of other responsible parties). Under Budd's proposed Plan of
Reorganization, it is anticipated that allowed general unsecured claims
will be paid at a rate of 66%.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to In re Budd Company, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-556/1.
All comments must be submitted no later than midnight (Eastern Time)
May 25, 2016. 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 Settlement Agreement may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the 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 $ 5.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-10955 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
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