[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53737-53738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19981]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement in In re Special Metals
Corporation, et al. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on August 25, 2004, a Settlement
Agreement has been filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Eastern District of Kentucky in In re Special Metals Corporation,
et al., Case No. 02-10335-02-100338, Adversary No. 03-1010 (Bankr. E.D.
Ky.), concerning liabilities of the Debtor under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
relating to the Ludlow Sand and Gravel Superfund Site in Paris, New
York. This Settlement Agreement would resolve the Complaint for
declaratory relief brought by Debtor against the United States and
State of New York in this adversary proceeding and would require Debtor
to participate in the environmental remediation at the Site by
contributing $1,000,000 towards remediation at the Site.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
Settlement Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should
refer to In re Special Metals Corporation, et al., (E.D.
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Ky), D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-08084. Commenters may request an opportunity for
a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section
7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 110 West
Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507-1671, by request to Assistant U.S.
Attorney David Middleton; and at the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 by
request to Assistant Regional Counsel George Shanahan. During the
public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be examined on
the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Settlement Agreement may also be obtained
by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department
of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a
request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax no. (202)
514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a
copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the
amount of $6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the
U.S. Treasury.
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-19981 Filed 9-1-04; 8:45 am]
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