[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10843]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Between the United States of
America v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., and
Flint Hill Resources, L.P. Under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2004, a
proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the case of United
States of America v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company,
L.P., and Flint Hill Resources, L.P., Civil Action No. 6:04-cv-01134-
MLB-KMH, was lodged with the United States District Court for the
District of Kansas.
The Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims against Koch
Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., and Flint Hill
Resources, L.P., under section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') 42
U.S.C. 9607(a), for recovery of response costs incurred in connection
with the 57th and North Broadway Superfund Site (``Site''), near
Wichita, Kansas. The Consent Decree requires Koch Industries to pay
$250,000 plus 5% of EPA's response costs that exceed $5,097,435. In
exchange, the Consent Decree grants Koch Industries, Inc., Koch
Pipeline Company, L.P., and Flint Hill Resources, L.P. contribution
protection and covenants not to sue under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107,
42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
Consent Decree for a period of thirty days from the date of this
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. and
Flint Hill Resources, L.P., D.J. Reference No. 90-11-3-1737.
The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period
on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by
mail from the consent Decree Library, PO 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 $725
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States
Treasury for payment.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-10843 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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