[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 55 (Thursday, March 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5606]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on March 14, 2008 a proposed settlement
agreement in In re W.R. Grace & Co., Case No. 01-01139 (JFK), was
lodged with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware. The proposed Settlement Agreement would resolve the United
States' proofs of claim filed in W.R. Grace & Co.'s bankruptcy
proceeding for environmental response costs at the Curtis Bay Site near
Baltimore, Maryland pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42
U.S.C. 9607.
Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, W.R. Grace & Co. will
implement a cleanup action at the Curtis Bay Site selected by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers. The Settlement Agreement also
allocates financial responsibility for the cleanup between the United
States and Debtors.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General for the 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 In re W.R. Grace & Co., Case No. 01-
01139 (JFK), and D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-07106/5.
During the public comment period, the settlement agreement may be
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the settlement
agreement 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 $10.00 ($.25 per page)
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.
Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-5606 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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