[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9859-9860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4282]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Extension of Comment Period for Consent Decrees in United States 
v. Nalco Chemical Co., et al.

    Notice is hereby given that the period for public comments on the 
two proposed Consent Decrees in United States v. Nalco Chemical 
Company, et al., Case No. 91-C-4482 (N.D. Ill.), lodged on December 22, 
1994 with the United States District Court for the Northern District of 
Illinois, has been extended to and including March 3, 1995. The 
proposed Consent Decrees resolve certain claims of the United States 
against the settling parties under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., 
relating to the Byron Superfund Site in Ogle County, Illinois. Under 
the de minimis Consent Decree, nine settling parties among the ``drum'' 
parties in the case will pay the United States $94,405.86. Under the 
second de minimis Consent Decree, six settling parties among the ``IPC 
customer'' parties in the case will pay the United States $429,045.17.
    The United States published notice of the lodging of the Consent 
Decrees in the Federal Register on January 10, 1995. 60 FR 2613 (1995). 
In response to a request for an extension of the public comment period, 
the United States has elected to extend the comment period and to 
accept public comments received no later than March 3, 1995. Comments 
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Nalco 
Chemical Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-687.
    The proposed Consent Decrees may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 S. 
Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604; the Region V Office of the 
United States, Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of 
the [[Page 9860]] proposed Consent Decrees may be obtained in person or 
by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy of the first Consent Decree 
(the ``Drum'' Decree), please enclose a check in the amount of $7.00 
(25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library. In requesting a copy of the second Consent Decree (the 
``IPC Customer'' Decree), please enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 
(25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library. In requesting a copy of both Consent Decrees, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $13.25 (25 cents per page for 
reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-4282 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
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