[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18886]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Pursuant to Section 122(d) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), and 28 CFR 
50.7, notice is hereby given that on September 8, 2005, a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'' in United States v. Massachusetts Bay 
Transportation Authority, Civ. No. 05-11827 RWZ, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
    In this action the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), seeks cost recovery with 
respect to the Morses Pond Culvert Superfund Site (the ``Site''), 
located in the Town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, pursuant to CERCLA, 
against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (``MBTA''), the 
current owner of a portion of the Site. The proposed Decree settles the 
claims brought by the United States against MBTA. Under the terms of 
the proposed settlement, within thirty days of entry of the Decree, 
MBTA will pay $150,000, plus interest, to reimburse the United States 
for a portion of its costs incurred at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, written comments relating to 
the proposed Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Post 
Office Box 7611, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. Massachusetts Bay 
Transportation Authority, DOJ Ref. 90-11-3-07035/2. A copy of 
the comments should be sent to Donald G. Frankel, Department of 
Justice, Suite 616, One Gateway Center, Newton, MA, 02458.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Office of the 
United States Attorney, 1 Courthouse Way, John Joseph Moakley 
Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, and at the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 1 Congress Street, Suite 
1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023. 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 be also be obtained by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611, or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood at 
[email protected] or fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of the Decree from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.75 
(25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-18886 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
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