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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'')

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[Federal Register: July 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 142)]
[Notices]
[Page 37060-37061]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27jy09-77]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'')

    Notice is hereby given that on July 21, 2009, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Detrex et al., No. 09-5442RBL, was lodged
with the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
    In this action, the United States sought the recovery of response
costs pursuant to section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), incurred
at the Hylebos Waterway Problem Areas of OU1 of the Commencement Bay
Nearshore/Tideflats Superfund Site in the City of Tacoma, Washington
(``Hylebos Waterway Problem Areas''). The defendants, all of whom
signed the Consent Decree, are: Detrex Corporation, Goodrich
Corporation on behalf of Lubrizol Advanced Materials FCC, Inc. and
Noveon Kalama, Inc., Mr. Donald Oline, Portac, Inc. and Weyerhaeuser Company.
    Pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants
will pay to the United States $2,330,938 in reimbursement of past and
future response costs incurred by the United States with respect to the
Hylebos Waterway Problem Areas. The proposed Consent Decree provides
the Settling Defendants with a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections
106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607.
    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 emailed to
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States v. Detrex et. al., (W.D. Wash.) No. 09-5442RBL, D.J. Ref.
90-11-3-09454/1. The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of
the United States Attorney, Western District of Washington, Office of
the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 5200
United States Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA 98101-1271.
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.

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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 $9.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the
United States Treasury or, if requesting by e-mail or fax, forward a
check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-17803 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P

 
 

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