[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 6690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2978]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

     Notice is hereby given that on January 29, 2004, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Aervoe Industries, Inc., et al., 
Civil Action No. C-04-00382, was lodged with the United States District 
court for the Northern District of California.
     In this action, the United States sought reimbursement of response 
costs, pursuant to section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), incurred 
in connection with the cleanup of the Lorentz Barrel and Drum Site in 
San Jose, CA. Aervoe Industries, Inc., D.A. Stuart Co., Ford Motor 
Company, General Mills, Inc., Golden Gate Petroleum Company, K-M 
Industries Holding Co., Inc., Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, Salz 
Leathers, Inc., Sunsweet Growers, Inc., and Textron Inc. 
(``Defendants'') are signatories to the proposed Consent Decree. In 
addition, the proposed Consent Decree resolves a potential counterclaim 
by providing for a payment on behalf of the United States Navy. Under 
the proposed Consent Decree, the Defendants and the United States Navy, 
collectively, are required to pay $4,200,000.
     The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
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, D.C. 20044-7611, with a copy to 
Matthew A. Fogelson, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement 
Section, 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050, San Francisco, CA 94105, and 
should refer to United States v. Aervoe Industries, Inc., et al., D.J. 
Ref. 90-11-2-467/3. 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 Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 280 South First Street, Room 371, San Jose, CA, and at 
U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA. During the 
public comment period, the 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 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 (tonia. [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 $7.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-2978 Filed 2-10-04; 8:45 am]
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