[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 35263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3148]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'')

    Notice is hereby given that on June 12, 2007, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. NCH Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 
98-5268 (SDW) and United States v. FMC Corporation, et al., Civil 
Action No. 01-0476 (JCL), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In these actions the United States sought recovery of response 
costs pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, for costs incurred related 
to the Higgins Farm Superfund Site in Franklin Township, New Jersery 
and the Higgins Disposal Superfund Site in Kingston, New Jersey. The 
consent decree requires Lisbeth Higgins to pay $1,323,831.80 in 
reimbursement of the United States' past and future response costs at 
the Higgins Farm and Higgins Disposal Sites and place agricultural 
easements on the Higgins Farm and Higgins Disposal properties to 
preserve the properties exclusively for agricultural or conservation 
use.
    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, and either e-mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 2044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. NCH Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
1486/1 or United States v. FMC Corportation, et al., D.J. Ref 
90-11-3-1486/2.
    The consent decree may be exaimed at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Suite 700, Newark, NJ 07102 (contact 
Susan Steele) and at U.S. EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007-1866 (contact Deborah Schwenk). 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_Decree.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 $14.25 
(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.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3148 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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