[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 28016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12787]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under Section 122(d)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2) and 28 CFR 
50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 7, 2003, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Tecumseh Products Company, Civil Action No. 
03-C-0401, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Wisconsin.
    In this action, the United States sought the implementation of 
response action and reimbursement of response costs pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., (``CERCLA''), for costs incurred by the United 
States in responding to a release or threat of release of hazardous 
substances in the Upper River section of the Sheboygan River and Harbor 
Superfund Site in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (the ``Site''). The 
United States alleges that Tecumseh Products Company (``Tecumseh'') 
arranged for disposal of hazardous substances in the Upper River 
portion of the Site and is liable for costs incurred by the United 
States in responding to releases of hazardous substances at the Site 
pursuant to Section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA. The Consent Decree requires 
Tecumseh to implement the remedial action for the Upper River portion 
of the Site selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a 
Record of Decision dated May 12, 2000, and to reimburse the United 
States at least $2,100,000.00 for response costs incurred in connection 
with the Site.
    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 decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and 
should refer to United States v. Tecumseh Products Company, DOJ Ref. 
90-11-2-06440. Commenters may request an opportunity for a 
public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003 of 
RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec.  6973(d).
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 530, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin 53202, and the Region 5 Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. During 
the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the proposed consent decree 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 enclose a check in the amount of $51.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-12787 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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