[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16851]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Settlement Pursuant to Section 122(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that an agreement between the Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service and the Washington Gas Light 
Company has been approved, subject to public comment, by the Department 
of Justice pursuant to Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq. The settlement provides for recovery of $285,000 in costs 
incurred by the Park Service in response to contamination on a portion 
of the National Capitol Parks-East, located beside the Anacostia River 
in Washington, DC.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
comments relating to the proposed settlement will be received. Such 
comments should be addressed to Shawn P. Mulligan, National Park 
Service, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado 80302, (303) 
415-9014, or via e-mail at [email protected] and should refer to 
the NPS Washington Gas Light Site.
    A copy of the proposed settlement agreement may be obtained from, 
or reviewed at: National Capital Parks-East Headquarters, 1900 
Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020, (202) 690-5185. In 
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $2.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16851 Filed 8-24-05; 8:45 am]
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