[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1069]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, notice is hereby given that 
a proposed consent decree in United States v. Franks Petroleum Corp., 
et al., Civil Action No. 2:07-CV-0337, was lodged with the United 
States Court for the Western District of Louisiana on February 23, 
2007.
    In a complaint filed with the consent decree, the United States 
seeks reimbursement for costs incurred in connection with the Castex 
oilfield waste disposal facility located near Jennings, Louisiana (the 
``Site''), from 11 settling defendants pursuant to section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607. These 11 settling defendants agree to pay 
$2,000,000 to resolve federal claims relating to the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, 
P.O. Box 7611, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and 
should refer to United States v. Franks Petroleum Corp., et al., DOJ 
Ref. 90-5-1-1-08095.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 800 Lafayette 
Street, Suite 2200, Lafayette, LA 70501, and National Pollution Funds 
Centers, 4200 Wilson Blvd, Ste 1000, Arlington, VA 22203-1804. A copy 
of the consent decree may also be examined on the following Department 
of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.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 of the consent 
decree without signature pages and appendices, please enclose a check 
in the amount of $6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the U.S. Treasury. Comments may be sent to: [email protected].

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1069 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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