[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35262-35263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3149]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Between the United States of 
America and the City of New Haven, MO Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 15, 2007, a 
proposed Consent Decree (Consent Decree) with Defendant the City of New 
Haven, Missouri (New Haven) in the case of United States v. the City of 
New Haven, Missouri, Civil Action No. 4:06CV01429-ERW, has been lodged 
in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Missouri.
    This Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims against New 
Haven under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for the recovery of 
response costs incurred by the United States in connection with 
releases of hazardous substances at or from the Old City Dump Site, 
operable unit three of the Riverfront Superfund Site, located in New 
Haven (OU3). Under the decree, New Haven agrees to implement the remedy 
selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 
OU3 and pay $19,500 of EPA's response costs for OU3, based on New 
Haven's limited ability to pay. Pursuant to the decree, the United 
States covenants not to sue or take administrative action against New 
Haven for OU3, as well as for operable

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units two and six of the Riverfront Superfund Site.
    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 emailed 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. the City of New Haven, Missouri, Civil Action No. 
4:06CV01429-ERW, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-08795.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 111 South Tenth Street, 
20th floor, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, and at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 
66101. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.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 $29.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for 
payment. In requesting a copy exclusive of exhibits and signature 
pages, please enclose a check in the amount of $10.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for 
payment.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 07-3149 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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