[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31791]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Amendments to Consent Decree

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on November 29, 
2001, amendments to the Consent Decree filed in United States v. Marine 
Shale Processors, Inc., Civ. No. CV90-1240, were lodged with United 
States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The 
original Consent Decree was filed on February 19, 1998, and was 
modified by an Order of the Court dated February 23, 1999, and again on 
June 13, 2001.
    In this action against Marine Shale Processors, Inc., (``MSP'') the 
United States sought to recover civil penalties and enjoin violations 
to the Resource Conservation and Recover Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 
et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the Clean Air 
Act 42 U.S.C. 7413. The United States also sought relief under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606, and 9607. MSP operated a facility 
in Morgan City, Louisiana that treated hazardous waste by combustion.
    These amendments extend the deadline by which a new company, CTX, 
Inc. must purchase the assets and liabilities of MSP, and extend the 
``Continuing Election'' provision of the Consent Decree. The amendments 
to Section IV and V of the Consent Decree provide that these deadlines 
are extended until January 11, 2002.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of ten (10) 
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. 
Marine Shale Processors, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-204C. In light of 
recent mail delays, commenters should notify Darlene Lyons, Department 
of Justice, of the submission of any comments, by telephone at 202-514-
1605.
    The consent decree amendments may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine 
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, at U.S. EPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue 
Dallas, TX 75202-2733, and at the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. A copy of 
the consent decree amendments may be obtained by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $1.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31791 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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