[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 243 (Monday, December 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 67899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30193]


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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 15, 2009, a proposed 
Consent Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Littlestown 
Foundry, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-00314, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In a complaint, filed on April 24, 2008, the United States alleged 
that Littlestown Foundry, Inc., was liable pursuant to Section 
107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(3), for response costs 
incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in cleaning 
up the Pioneer Smelting Superfund Site located at Factory Road, Route 
532, in Chatsworth, New Jersey.
    Pursuant to the Decree, Littlestown Foundry, Inc., will be 
responsible for paying the United States $200,000 to resolve any claim 
the United States has associated with costs incurred by EPA at the 
Pioneer Smelting 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 
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. Littlestown Foundry, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09344.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 $7.75 
(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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-30193 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]
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