[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20533]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Oil Pollution Act
Notice is hereby given that on October 6, 2005, a proposed consent
decree in United States v. General Electric Company, Civil Action No.
05-cv-1270, was lodged with the United States District Court for the
Northern District of New York.
The proposed consent decree will settle the United States' claims
under the Comprehensive Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42
U.S.C. 9601, et seq., relating to the release of polychlorinated
biphenyls into the Hudson River. Pursuant to the proposed consent
decree, General Electric Company will, inter alia, dredge approximately
265,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from certain portions of
the Upper Hudson River and pay approximately $43,000,000 toward past
and future costs of the United States in responding to the
contamination. In addition, General Electric Company may dredge an
additional 2.39 million cubic yards of contaminated sediments under the
Consent Decree and pay up to an additional $32.5 million to reimburse
costs of the United States.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. General Electric Company, Civil Action No. 05-cv-1270, D.J.
Ref. 90-11-2-529.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, 445 Broadway,
Albany, New York 12207-2924. During the public comment period, the
proposed consent decree may also be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A
copy of the proposed consent decree 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. If requesting a copy of the
proposed consent decree only, please so note and enclose a check in the
amount of $19.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for the 79 page
proposed consent decree) payable to the U.S. Treasury. If you would
also like a copy of the attachments to the consent decree, please so
note and include an additional $607.75 (25 cents per page for the 2431
pages of attachments). The consent decree, and attachments, will also
be available on the DOJ Web site during the public comment period at
http://www.doj.gov/enrd/open/html.
Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-20533 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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