[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42112-42113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3737]


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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 July 26, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., Case No. 
07-CV-03799

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(``Commonwealth Edison''), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In Commonwealth Edison, the United States is seeking recovery of 
approximately $4.5 million in response costs incurred in connection 
with a removal action in 2002 at the Johns Manville Superfund Site, 
Site 2 (the ``Site''), in Waukegan, Illinois. The proposed Consent 
Decree involves the four defendants in the case--the Commonwealth 
Edison Company; Johns Manville; Midwest Generation, LLC; and the City 
of Waukegan (collectively, the ``Settling Defendants'')--as well as the 
Department of Defense (``DOD''). Under the proposed Consent Decree, the 
Settling Defendants would pay $3.014 million, and DOD would pay 
$741,000. In exchange, the Settling Defendants would receive 
contribution protection and a covenant by the United States not to sue 
them for response costs incurred in connection with the Site. DOD would 
receive contribution protection and a covenant by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency not to take administrative action 
against it for response costs incurred in connection with the Site.
    For a period of 30 days from the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed 
Consent Decree. Comments should either be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., D.J. 
Ref. 90-11-3-08425. Comments should either be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604-
1700, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590. During the public 
comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 e-mailing 
or faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected], fax 
number (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 $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the United States Treasury. If a request for a copy of the 
proposed Consent Decree is made by fax or e-mail, please forward a 
check in the aforementioned amount to the Consent Decree Library at the 
address noted above.

William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3737 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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