[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10843]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Between the United States of 
America v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., and 
Flint Hill Resources, L.P. Under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2004, a 
proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the case of United 
States of America v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, 
L.P., and Flint Hill Resources, L.P., Civil Action No. 6:04-cv-01134-
MLB-KMH, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Kansas.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims against Koch 
Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., and Flint Hill 
Resources, L.P., under section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a), for recovery of response costs incurred in connection 
with the 57th and North Broadway Superfund Site (``Site''), near 
Wichita, Kansas. The Consent Decree requires Koch Industries to pay 
$250,000 plus 5% of EPA's response costs that exceed $5,097,435. In 
exchange, the Consent Decree grants Koch Industries, Inc., Koch 
Pipeline Company, L.P., and Flint Hill Resources, L.P. contribution 
protection and covenants not to sue under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107, 
42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent Decree for a period of thirty days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. and 
Flint Hill Resources, L.P., D.J. Reference No. 90-11-3-1737.
    The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period 
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, PO 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 $725 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States 
Treasury for payment.

Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-10843 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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