[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26119]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on November 12, 
2004, a proposed Settlement Agreement in In re: Met-Coil Systems, LLC 
(f/k/a Met-Coil Systems Corporation), Case No. 03-12676 was lodged with 
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
    In this action the United States sought reimbursement from Met-Coil 
Systems Corp. of response costs incurred for response actions taken at 
or in connection with the release of hazardous substances at the 
Lockformer Site located in Lisle, Illinois. The Settlement Agreement 
provides that Met-Coil Systems LLC shall continue its cleanup of the 
Lockformer Site under the existing Unilateral Administrative Order, the 
United States shall be allowed a general unsecured claim in the amount 
of $415,000, with a cash value of $290,500 (under the Plan of 
Reorganization approved by the Bankruptcy Court, creditors shall 
receive $0.70 for each dollar of an allowed general unsecured claim), 
and the United States shall be allowed an administrative expense claim 
in the amount of $120,000 to be paid in full, for a total payment of 
$410,500 as partial reimbursement for response costs incurred by 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 
Settlement Agreement. 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 In re: Met-Coil Systems, LLC (f/k/a Met-Coil Systems 
Corporation), D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-08219.
    The Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, and 
at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. During 
the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement, may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 amount of $5.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26119 Filed 11-24-04; 8:45 am]
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