[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 75 (Thursday, April 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1923]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2007, a 
proposed consent decree with defendant BOC Group, Inc., was lodged in 
the civil action United States v. The BOC Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 
07-5163-FDB, in the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Washington.
    In this action the United States sought, pursuant to Sections 106 
and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607, to recover costs 
incurred in response to releases of hazardous substances at the 
Boomsnub/Airco Superfund Site (``the Site'') in Vancouver, Washington, 
and to require defendant BOC Group, Inc. to implement EPA's selected 
remedy at the Site.
    The proposed consent decree will resolve the United States' claims 
against defendant BOC Group, Inc. Under the terms of the proposed 
consent decree, defendant BOC Group, Inc. will implement the remedy for 
the Site as required in the proposed consent decree, and pay $6.65 
million to the Hazardous Substances Superfund.
    In return, the United States will grant BOC Group, Inc. a covenant 
not to sue under CERCLA with respect to the Site.
    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, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to the proposed consent decree with defendant BOC Group, Inc. in 
United States v. The BOC Group, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-1018/2.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700, Tacoma, 
Washington. During the public comment period, the proposed consent 
decree may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html and may be obtained 
upon request from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood, fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number 
(202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced 
case and enclose a check in the amount of $19.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. Treasury.
    Public comments may be submitted by e-mail to the following e-mail 
address: [email protected].

Robert Maher,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1923 Filed 4-18-07; 8:45 am]
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