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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

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[Federal Register: December 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 241)]
[Notices]
[Page 78190]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

    In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on Thursday, November 30, 2000, a consent decree was
lodged in United States v. Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc., Civil Action
No. 98-55-M-DWM, with the United States District Court for the District
of Montana.
    This consent decree, between the United States, the State of
Montana, and Corixa Corporation (successor to Ribi Immunochem Research,
Inc.), provides that Corixa Corporation will pay $2.65 million in
settlement of its alleged liability to the United States and Montana
for past and future response costs related to contamination of the
Bitterroot Valley Sanitary Landfill (``BVSL'') in Hamilton, Montana.
The United States will receive $1.1 million of this payment, Montana
will receive $450,000, and $1.1 million will be placed in an escrow
account, with at least $900,000 of this amount to be used by Montana to
fund future response actions related to contamination of the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc., DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-1713.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the United
States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office Russell Smith
Courthouse, 201 E. Broadway, Room 210, Missoula, Montana 59802. A copy
of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Department
of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044.
When requesting a copy by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of
$5.75 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the
``Consent Decree Library.''

Walker Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-31768 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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