[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 18550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8242]


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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 April 2, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree (``Consent Decree'') in United States v. Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, Civil Action No. 5:10cv251-FB was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
    In this action, the United States sought recovery, under 42 U.S.C. 
9707(a)(4)(A), of past response costs incurred by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency associated with a train derailment that 
occurred on June 28, 2004, near Macdona, Texas. A chlorine gas tanker 
ruptured, resulting in the release of chlorine gas into the 
environment. The Consent Decree resolves the claim between the United 
States and the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the amount of 
$480,000.
    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 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. Union Pacific Railroad Company, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
09267.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Texas, 601 NW Loop 410, Suite 600, 
San Antonio, Texas 78216, (210) 384-7300, and at U.S. EPA Region 6, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202, (800) 887-6063. 
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree 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 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 $3.25 (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 Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-8242 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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