[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21808]
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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 August 26, 2010, two proposed
Consent Decrees were lodged with the United States District Court for
the District of Minnesota in United States v. International Paper
Company, et al., Civil Action No. 10-cv-03749-ADM-XXX.
In this action, the United States asserted claims against three
parties for recovery of response costs incurred by the United States in
connection with the St. Regis Paper Company Superfund Site (the
``Site'') in Cass Lake, Minnesota, pursuant to Section 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607.
The proposed Consent Decrees would resolve claims that the United
States has asserted against all three parties. Under the first proposed
Consent Decree (``the International Paper-BNSF Railway Consent
Decree''), International Paper Company and BNSF Railway Company will
reimburse $3,662,475.00 of the costs incurred by the United States in
connection with the Site through December 31, 2008. Under the second
proposed Consent Decree (``the Cass Forest Products Consent Decree''),
Cass Forest Products, Inc. will pay an additional $500 to resolve its
liability for response costs incurred, or to be incurred by the United
States in connection with the Site. This settlement is based on Cass
Forest Products, Inc.'s ability to pay.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to these
Consent Decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this
publication. 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. International Paper Company, et al., Civil Action
No.10-cv-03749-ADM-XXX, DJ 90-11-3-06790/2.
The Consent Decrees may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, District of Minnesota, 600 United States Courthouse,
300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55414 and at U.S. EPA Region
5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment
period, the Consent Decrees may also be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decrees may also be obtained by
mail from the Consent Decree Library, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request
to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax number (202) 514-
0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of
the International Paper-BNSF Railway Consent Decree from the Consent
Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (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. In requesting a copy of the Cass Forest
Products Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose
a check in the amount of $16.25 (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, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-21808 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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