[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30133]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'')

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on November 
12, 2003, a proposed Consent Decree between the United States and Paul 
Sauget was lodged with the District Court for the Southern district of 
Illinois, in U.S. v. Pharmacia Corporation, et al. (Civil No. 99-63-
GPM).
    The United States' Second Amended Complaint in this action asserts 
that Paul Sauget is jointly and severally liable under Section 
107(a)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(2), for response costs that have 
been or will be incurred by the United States due to the release or 
threatened release of hazardous substances from several landfills that 
were operated by Paul Sauget at the Sauget Area 1 Superfund Site 
located in Sauget and Cahokia, Illinois.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Paul Sauget will (1) stipulate 
to a judgment of $9.2 million for past and future response costs; (2) 
pay to EPA $60,000 which represents his ability to pay the judgment 
entered against him; and (3) pursue in good faith and to final judgment 
or settlement, any cause of action that has been or may be asserted 
against any insurance carrier for indemnification of Paul Sauget's 
stipulated liability to the United States.
    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, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Pharmacia Corporation, et al., Civ. No. 99-
63-GPM (DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-2-06089).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Southern District of Illinois, Suite 300 
Fairview Heights, Illinois, 62208; and at EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson 
Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604 (contact Thomas Martin, Esq. (312) 886-
4273). 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 refer to United States v. Pharmacia Corporation, et 
al., Civ. No. 99-63-GPM (DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-2-06089), and enclose a 
check in the amount of $4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-30133 Filed 12-2-03; 8:45 am]
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