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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: August 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 147)]
[Notices]
[Page 42112-42113]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01au07-95]

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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 July 26, 2007, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., Case No.
07-CV-03799

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(``Commonwealth Edison''), was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In Commonwealth Edison, the United States is seeking recovery of
approximately $4.5 million in response costs incurred in connection
with a removal action in 2002 at the Johns Manville Superfund Site,
Site 2 (the ``Site''), in Waukegan, Illinois. The proposed Consent
Decree involves the four defendants in the case--the Commonwealth
Edison Company; Johns Manville; Midwest Generation, LLC; and the City
of Waukegan (collectively, the ``Settling Defendants'')--as well as the
Department of Defense (``DOD''). Under the proposed Consent Decree, the
Settling Defendants would pay $3.014 million, and DOD would pay
$741,000. In exchange, the Settling Defendants would receive
contribution protection and a covenant by the United States not to sue
them for response costs incurred in connection with the Site. DOD would
receive contribution protection and a covenant by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency not to take administrative action
against it for response costs incurred in connection with the Site.
    For a period of 30 days from the date of this publication, the
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree. Comments should either be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., D.J.
Ref. 90-11-3-08425. Comments should either be e-mailed to 
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, Washington,
DC 20044-7611.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604-
1700, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590. During the public
comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 e-mailing
or faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov, fax
number (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 $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the United States Treasury. If a request for a copy of the
proposed Consent Decree is made by fax or e-mail, please forward a
check in the aforementioned amount to the Consent Decree Library at the
address noted above.

William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3737 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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