[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4410-01-M