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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

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[Federal Register: June 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 36829]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr28jn06-120]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 6, 2006, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Southern Wood 
Piedmont Company et al., Civil Action No. 90-1240 was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
    In this action the United States sought reimbursement for response 
costs incurred or to be incurred under section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9607, regarding contaminated facilities owned by Marine Shale 
Processes, Inc. (``Marine Shale'') and Recycling Park Inc. (``Recycling 
Park'') located in Amelia, Louisiana.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Southern Wood Peidmont and its 
parent Rayonier, Inc. will perform a corrective action and cleanup 
estimated to cost $1.6 million at the Recycling Park facilities by 
placing a protective cap over the hazardous constituents in accordance 
with a work plan with approved by Environmental Protection Agency and 
the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The two companies 
also will pay $200,000 toward the cleanup at the Marine Shale facility.
    The Department of Justice will received for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this Consent Decree. Comments 
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resource Division, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, 
and should refer to United States v. Southern Wood Piedmont Company, et 
al., DJ #95-11-2-204. A public hearing will be held regarding 
the proposed settlement at 7 p.m. on July 19, 2006, at the Morgan City 
Municipal Auditorium, 705 Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana.
    The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period 
on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/
enrd/open.html. Exit Disclaimer 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 (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 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 $10.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5767 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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