[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 69089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30660]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreements in  Philip Services 
Corporation Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA)

    Notice is hereby given that on December 4 and/or 7, 2003, four 
proposed Settlement Agreements were filed with the United States 
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re Philip 
Services Corporation, No. 03-37718-H2-11 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.). The 
Settlement Agreements among the United States on behalf of U.S. EPA, 
the States of Michigan, South Carolina, Alabama, and Washington, and 
Debtor Philip Services Corporation and its affiliated Debtors resolve 
CERCLA and RCRA claims as provided in the Settlement Agreements for 
facilities located on Schaefer Highway in Detroit, Michigan; Vernsdale 
Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina; 27th Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama; 
the Pasco Sanitary Landfill in Pasco, Washington; the Pier 91 Site in 
Seattle, Washington; and the Landsburg Mine Site near Ravensdale, 
Washington.
    Under the Michigan Settlement Agreement, the Governmental Parties 
will receive the benefit of $559,126 from financial assurance and 
$823,000 to be paid over five years. Under the South Carolina 
Settlement Agreement, the Governmental Parties will receive the benefit 
of $2,981,934 in financial assurance and $1.3 million to be paid over 
five years. Under the Alabama Settlement Agreement, the Governmental 
Parties will receive the benefit of $500,000 over five years. Under the 
Washington Agreement, Debtors are paying $1,000,050 and providing an 
additional allowed general unsecured claim of $45,000,000 for the Pasco 
Sanitary Landfill site, paying $740,000 for the Pier 91 Site, and 
paying $150,000 towards the Landsberg Mine Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Settlement Agreements if such comments are received by the close of 
Business on December 18, 2003. 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, 
should refer to In re Philips Services Corporation, No. 03-37718-H2-11 
(Bankr. S.D., Tex.), D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-06852/1, and may be faxed to 
(202) 514-0097, Attn: Alan Tenenbaum. Commenters may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance 
with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The Settlement Agreements may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 910 Travis, 
Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77005, and at the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. During the 
public comment period, the Settlement Agreements may also be examined 
on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Settlement Agreements 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 a;mount of $8.00 for the Michigan Settlement Agreement, 
$8.25 for the South Carolina Settlement Agreement, $8.25 for the 
Alabama Settlement Agreement, and $10.50 for the Washington Settlement 
Agreement and related documents (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-30660 Filed 12-10-03; 8:45 am]
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