[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31213-31214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5018]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on May 3, 2006, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Portland Terminal Railroad Company, Case No.
03-1763 was lodged with the United States District Court for the
District of Oregon.
In this action the United States sought recovery of response costs
incurred and to be incurred in connection with the clean up of the
United States Postal Service's Processing and Distribution Center in
Portland, Oregon. The Postal Service facility is the former location of
a rail yard owned and operated by the
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Defendant, Portland Terminal Railroad Company. The Consent Decree
provides that the Railroad will pay seventy percent of the United
States' past costs, a total of $550,000. In addition, the Railroad
agrees to pay 87.5% of the United States' future costs, provided that
the selected remedy for the site is based on a particular land use.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent
Decree. 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
United States v. Portland Terminal Railroad Company, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
07801.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, District of Oregon, 1000 SW. Third Ave., Suite 600,
Portland, OR 97204-2902. During the comment period, the Consent Decree
may be examined 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, 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 $13.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5018 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45am]
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