[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36827-36828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5768]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water 
Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 6, 2006, a 
proposed Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment in United States et 
al., v. Marine Shale Processors, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 90-1240 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana.
    In this action the United States and the Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality (``LDEQ'') sought civil penalties and injunctive 
relief under section 3008(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (``RCRA''); civil penalties under section 113(b) of the Clean Air 
Act and section 309(b) of the Clean Water Act; and reimbursement for 
response costs incurred or to be incurred under section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'') regarding contaminated facilities owned and operated by 
Marine Shale Processors, Inc. (``Marine Shale'') and Recycling Park 
Inc. (``Recycling Park'') located in Amelia, Louisiana. 33 U.S.C. 
1319(b), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a), 7413(b), 9607.
    Under the proposed Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment, the 
Court will center a $6.2 million judgment for penalties, in favor of 
the United States and LDEQ, against Marine Shale and Recycling Park. A 
separate $6.2 million in proceeds from Marine Shale will be transferred 
to LDEQ for the closure and remediation of the contamination at the 
Marine Shale and Recycling Park facilities. An additional $850,000 
letter of credit posted by Marine Shale will also be transferred to 
LDEQ and used for the cleanup of the Marine Shale and Recycling Park 
facilities. In addition, Marine Shale, Recycling Park, and John Kent, 
Sr., the owner of the two companies, are prohibited from owning or 
controlling a majority interest in or participating in the management 
of any

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business involved in waste management or recycling. The three parties 
are also required to provide access as required for investigation, 
closure and remediation at the Marine Shale and Recycling Park 
facilities and agree to a number of institutional controls and deed 
restrictions necessary to assure the implementation and effectiveness 
of the remedial actions to be taken at the facilities. After EPA LDEQ 
certify that the cleanups at the Marine Shale and Recycling Park 
facilities have been completed, the governments have the option of 
receiving the proceeds from the sale of the properties to satisfy the 
civil penalty judgment. The Department of Justice will receive for a 
period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments 
relating to the Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment. 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. Marine 
Shale Processors, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-204. A public hearing 
will be held regarding the proposed settlement at 7 p.m. on July 19, 
2006, at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium, 705 Myrtle Street, 
Morgan City, Louisiana.
    The Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment 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 Stipulation of 
Settlement and Judgment 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 $32.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5768 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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