[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1184]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Between the United States of 
America and RSR Corp., Quemetco, Inc., and Quemetco Realty, Inc., Under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 31, 2006, 
a proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the case of United 
States v. RSR Corp. et al. Civil Action No. 00-890-JLR (W.D. Wash.), 
has been lodged with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Washington.
    The Complaint sought the recovery of costs incurred in connection 
with response actions taken by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency at the Soil and Groundwater Operable Unit of the 
Harbor Island Superfund Site (``the Site'') in Seattle, Washington. 
Under the terms of the Consent Decree, Defendants will pay the United 
States $8,500,000.00. In exchange, the United States will provide a 
covenant not to sue and contribution protection to all of the 
Defendants.
    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, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. RSR Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 00-890-JLR (W.D. 
Wash.), D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-970B.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Washington, 601 Union Street, 
Suite 5100, Seattle, Washington, and at U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 6th 
Avenue, Seattle, WA. During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree may 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 
([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 $3.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost, without attachments) payable to the United 
States Treasury for payment.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-1184 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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