[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24172-24173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11264]


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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 April 21, 1999 a proposed Consent 
Decree (The ``decree'') in United States v. Montana Power Company, 
Civil Action No. CV 99-28-BUDWM, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Montana.
    In this action the United States sought to recover EPA's past costs 
incurred in connection with a removal action in the Butte Priority 
Soils Operable Unit (``BPSOU'') which is part of the larger Silver Bow 
Creek/Butte Area NPL Site in Montana. Montana Power Company

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(MPC) owns 30 acres of land which are located in the BPSOU. The 
proposed decree is a cash-out of MPC's liability under Section 107(a) 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and settles potential claims under CERCLA 
Sec. 106, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. 
Under the terms of the proposed decree, MPC will pay the sum of 
$100,000 to the EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund.
    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 
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. 
Montana Power Company, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1734. Commuters may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance 
with Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Montana, 2929 Third Avenue North, #400, 
Billings, MT 59103, at U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 
700, Denver, CO 80202, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of 
the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 
20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$26.75 payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-11264 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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