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Notice of Extension of Time To Submit Comments on Consent Decree Lodged Pursuant to Sections 104 and 107 of CERCLA

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  [Federal Register: February 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 5891]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Time To Submit Comments on Consent Decree
Lodged Pursuant to Sections 104 and 107 of CERCLA

    On December 1, 1999, the United States lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, No. G-99-731, in United States of America v. GAF Corp., et
al., pursuant to Sections 104 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604 and
9607. The proposed Consent Decree resolves civil claims of the United
States against thirty-five de minimis generator Defendants for the Tex
Tin Superfund Site located in Texas City and La Marque, Texas. The
Defendants will pay a total of approximately $1.5 million in
reimbursement of response costs at the Site.
    On December 16, 1999 a Notice was published which advised that the
Department of Justice would receive comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree for 30 days following publication of the Notice. Notice
is hereby given that the period during which the Department of Justice
will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree has been
extended at the request of a member of the public. The Department of
Justice will continue to accept comments through the 30th day following
publication of this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
United States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin
Station, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to United States
of America v. GAF Corp., et al., DJ No. 90-11-3-1669/1. The proposed
Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas, and the
Region VI Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. A copy of the proposed Consent
Decree may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a
copy, please enclose a check for reproduction costs (at 25 cents per
page) in the amount of $14.75 for the Decree, payable to the Consent
Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-2702 Filed 2-4-00; 8:45 am]
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