[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25194]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, notice is hereby given that 
on September 19, 2001, proposed consent decrees in the case captioned 
United States v. Cohen, et al., Civil Action No. 96 C 7801 (N.D. Ill.), 
were lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois. The proposed consent decrees relate to the 
Standard Scrap Metal/Chicago International Exporting Site located at 
4004-4020 South Wentworth and 4000-4027 South Wells Streets in Chicago, 
Illinois. The proposed consent decrees would resolve civil claims of 
the United States for recovery of past response costs under section 107 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607, against Northern Indiana 
Public Service Company (``NIPSCO'') and Tri-State Metal Company (``Tri-
State''). The proposed consent decree with NIPSCO would require NIPSCO 
to pay the United States $1.6 million in partial reimbursement of past 
response costs. The proposed consent decree with Tri-State would 
require Tri-State to pay the United States $25,000 in partial 
reimbursement of past response costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resource Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Cohen, et al., Civil Action No. 96 C 7801 (N.D. Ill.), and 
DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-1414A.
    The proposed consent decrees may be examined at: (1) The Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 
South Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois, 60604; and (2) the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590. Copies of the proposed consent decrees 
may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting copies, 
please refer to the above-referenced case and DOJ Refereence Number and 
enclose a check for $3.75 for the NIPSCO Consent Decree (15 pages at 25 
cents per page reproduction cost), and $3.75 for the Tri-State Consent 
Decree (15 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost) made payable 
to the Consent Decree Library.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-25194 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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