[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6029]


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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 November 29, 2007, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Creftcon Industries, Civil Action 
No. 07-07812, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Central District of California.
    The consent decree resolved claims brought by the United States, on 
behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), 
and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (``DTSC'') 
under sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and section 
7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 6973, related to the releases and threatened releases of 
hazardous substances at the Puente Valley Operable Unit of the San 
Gabriel Valley Area 4 Superfund Site (``Site'') in Los Angeles County, 
California.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires Defendant to reimburse the 
United States $1,750,000 and DTSC $12,000, to resolve defendant's 
liability for past costs, future costs, and work associated with the 
remedial action required for the Site set forth in EPA's 1998 Interim 
Record of Decision.
    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, and either e-mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Creftcon Industries, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-354/20.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region IX at 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. During the public comment 
period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site, to http://www.usjdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.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 $12.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-6029 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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