[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 55 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13515-13516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1389]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on March 9, 2007, a 
proposed consent decree with defendant National Wrecking Company 
(``National Wrecking'') was lodged in the civil action United States v. 
B & D Electric Co., Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 05-00063, in the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
    In this action the United States is seeking response costs pursuant 
to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for costs 
incurred in response to releases of hazardous substances at the 
Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site (``the Site''), in Cape 
Girardieu, Missouri. The proposed consent decree will resolve the 
United States' claims against defendant National Wrecking under Section 
107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, at the Site. Under the terms of the 
proposed consent decree, defendant National Wrecking will make a cast 
payment of $30,000 to the United States. In return, the United States 
will grant National Wrecking a covenant not to sue

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under CERCLA with respect to the Site. The settlement is based on 
National Wrecking's demonstrated limited financial means.
    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, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to the proposed consent decree with defendant National Wrecking 
Company in United States v. B &D Electric Co., Inc., et al., D.J. 90-
11-2-614/1.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 111 S. 10th Street, 20th Floor, St. Louis, 
Missouri 63102. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree 
may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html and at the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 or by faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood, fax no. (202) 
514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a 
copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the 
amount of $4 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the 
U.S. Treasury.
    Public comments may be submitted by e-mail to the following e-mail 
address: [email protected].

Robert Maher,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1389 Filed 3-21-07; 8:45 am]
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