[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32291]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7 notice is hereby given that on December 10, 2003, 
a proposed consent decree in United States v. The City of Corpus 
Christi, Civil Action No. C-03-015, has been lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus 
Christi Division. The consent decree settles an action brought under 
section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for reimbursement of 
response costs incurred by the United States in responding to releases 
and threats of releases of hazardous substances from the J.C. Elliot 
Municipal Landfill Site located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Under the 
terms of the Consent Decree, the City of Corpus Christi has agreed to 
reimburse response costs incurred by the United States in the amount of 
$600,000.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action. 
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. The City of Corpus Christi, DOJ 90-11-3-07835.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus 
Christi Division, 800 N. Shoreline, Suite 500 Corpus Christi, Texas 
78401, and at the office of the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: I-
Jung Chiang, Assistant Regional Counsel). During the public comment 
period, the proposed consent decree may also be examined by 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 exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$4.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost without exhibits) payable to 
the U.S. Treasury.

Catherine McCabe,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-32291 Filed 12-31-03; 8:45 am]
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