[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30982]


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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 December 22, 2008, a proposed 
consent decree in United States v. Ashland Inc., et al., Civil Action 
No. 6:08-cv-01401-MLB-KMH, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Kansas.
    The Complaint is a civil action on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Agency under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et 
seq. (``CERCLA''), for reimbursement of response costs incurred by the 
United States in response to the release or threat of release of 
hazardous substances into the environment from the Chemical Commodities 
Inc. Superfund Site in Olathe, Kansas (``Site''). The United States 
alleges that the Defendants are liable under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a). The Consent Decree provides for the implementation of 
the remedial action chosen by EPA for the Site by two Defendants, the 
Boeing Company and CertainTeed Corp. Seven Defendants will contribute 
towards the costs of performing the remedial action or provide access 
to the Site. The United States, on behalf of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, will pay 48% of the costs in excess of the payments by the 
seven defendants. EPA estimates that the remedial action will cost 
approximately $9.8 million.
    For thirty (30) days after this publication, the Department of 
Justice will receive 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. In either case, the comments should 
refer to United States v. Ashland Inc., et al, Civil Action No. 08-cv-
01401-MLB-KMH, D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-11-3-1686 & 1686/1.
    During the 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 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, District of 
Kansas, Suite 1200, 301 N. Main Street, Wichita, Kansas 67202, (316) 
269-6481.
    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. When requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $48 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury 
or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. E8-30982 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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