[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11580-11581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5753]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on February 13, 2003, four proposed 
Consent Decrees in United States v. Samson Hydrocarbons Company, et al. 
Civil No. 03-1078 DDP (VBKx), were lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Central District of California.
    In this action the United States seeks the recovery of response 
costs incurred at the Casmalia Resources Hazardous Waste Management 
Facility (``Site'') pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq. The United States alleges that the defendants disposed or 
arranged to dispose of hazardous substances at the Site. The first 
Consent Decree (the ``Samson Hydrocarbons Consent Decree'') involves 41 
private parties and four Federal agencies, and requires these parties 
to pay $28,553,979. The second Consent Decree (the ``Baumgartner 
Consent Decree'') involves Baumgartner Oil and Gas Company, Baumgartner 
Oil Company, and Franklin W. Barmgartner and requires these parties to 
pay $2,309,085. The third Consent Decree (the ``Crosby Consent 
Decree'') involves Crosby & Overton, Inc. and requires this party to 
pay $590,975. The fourth Consent Decree involves Quintana Petroleum 
Company (the ``Quintana Consent Decree'') and requires this party to 
pay $480,633. The total value of these settlements is in excess of $31 
million.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of sixty (60) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer 
specifically and individually to the

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``Samson Hydrocarbons Consent Decree,'' the ``Baumgartner Consent 
Decree,'' the ``Crosby Consent Decree,'' or the ``Quantana Consent 
Decree'' and include the DOJ Ref. 90-7-1-611/5.
    The Consent Decrees may be examined at the U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. During the public comment 
period, the Consent Decrees may be examined on the following Department 
of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Copies of the 
Consent Decrees may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please specifcy the ``Samson Hydrocarbons Consent Decree,'' 
the ``Baumgartner Consent Decree,'' the ``Crosby Consent Decree,'' or 
the ``Quintana Consent Decree.'' Requests should also reference United 
States v. Samson Hydrocarbons Company et al., Civil No. 03-1078 DDP 
(VBKx) and DOJ Ref. 90-7-1-611/5, respectively, and should enclose a 
check for each in the amount of $155.25 for the ``Samsom Hydrocarbons 
Consent Decree,'' $8.50 for the ``Baumgartner Consent Decree,'' $7.75 
for the ``Crosby Consent Decree,'' and $8.00 for the ``Quintana Consent 
Decree'' (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-5753 Filed 3-10-03; 8:45 am]
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