[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 187 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54928-54929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4741]


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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 September 17, 
2007, a proposed consent decree with defendants B&D Electric, Inc. 
(``B&D''); Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc. (``Flanders''); and 
T&R Electric Supply Co., Inc. (``T&R'') 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 seeks, pursuant to section 107 of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, recovery of costs incurred in 
response to releases of hazardous substances at the Missouri Electric 
Works Superfund Site (``the Site''), in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The 
proposed consent decree will resolve the United States' claims against 
defendants B&D, Flanders, and T&R under section 107 of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C.. 9607, at the Site. Under the terms of the proposed consent 
decree, defendants will make the following cash payments to the United 
States: B&D will pay $17,000, Flanders will pay $147,000, and T&R will 
pay $26,000. In return, the United States will grant B&D, Flanders, and 
T&R a covenant not to sue under CERCLA with respect 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, 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 the proposed consent decree with defendants B&D Electric, 
Inc.; Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc.; and T&R Electric Supply 
Co., Inc. in United States v. B&D Electric Co., Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 
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 and at U.S. EPA Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas 
City, Kansas 66101. 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 
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 $4.75 (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

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Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-4741 Filed 9-26-07; 8:45 am]
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