[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7169]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree and 
Settlement in United States v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., 
Civil Action No. 95-CV-70860-DT (E.D. Mich.), entered into by the 
United States, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (``3M''), was 
lodged on March 8, 1995, with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Michigan. The proposed Consent Decree and 
Settlement resolves certain claims of the United States under Sections 
104 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 9604 and 9607, with 
respect to the Montie Drums Site in Belleville, Michigan. Under the 
Consent Decree, 3M will pay the United States $1,100,000, representing 
one hundred percent of the government's claims for past response costs. 
In addition, 3M will pay the United States $50,000 to settle civil 
penalty claims arising from its alleged failure to fully and accurately 
respond to information requests from the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree and Settlement for 30 days following 
publication of this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. Minnesota 
Mining and Manufacturing Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-834. The proposed 
Consent Decree and Settlement may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 211 West 
Fort Street, Suite 2300 Detroit, MI 48226, the Region V Office of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. 
A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $6.00 (25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable 
to the Consent Decree Library.
 Joel M. Gross,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-7169 Filed 3-22-95; 8:45 am]
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