[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 85 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24599-24600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2164]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on April 18, 2007, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Civil Action 
No. 6:07-CV-1109, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of Kansas.
    In this action the United States sought recovery of costs incurred 
and to be incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
relating to the releases of hazardous substances at the Crestline 
Subsite of the Cherokee County Superfund Site in Kansas. Additionally, 
the complaint asserts that

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the defendant is responsible for costs to be incurred at the Spring 
River Subsite of the Cherokee County Superfund Site. The decree 
provides that defendant will perform the remedy selected by EPA for the 
Crestline Subsite and reimburse EPA for all of the agency's 
unreimbursed costs at that subsite. In addition, the defendant will pay 
EPA a portion of anticipated future costs at the Spring River Subsite.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Civil Action No. 6:07-CV-
1109, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-08539.
    The decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 301 N. Main St., Suite 1200, Wichita, KS 67202. 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/Consent&_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 $40.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-2164 Filed 5-2-07; 8:45 am]
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