[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64669-64670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5694]


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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 October 31, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Hercules Incorporated, Civil Action No. 
2:07cv87 was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of West Virginia.
    In this action the United States sought to recover costs incurred 
in responding to the release or threatened release of hazardous 
substances into the environment at or from the Allegany Ballistics Lab 
Site, a U.S. Navy-owned facility in Mineral County, West Virginia. The 
Consent Decree requires that Hercules Incorporated pay the United 
States $12.95 million. In exchange, Hercules will receive contribution 
protection and a release from liability for additional environmental 
cleanup costs or cleanup work, subject to certain exceptions and 
limitations.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent

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Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this 
publication. 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. Hercules Incorporated, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-07827.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at: (1) The Office of the United 
States Attorney, 1125 Chapline Street, Suite 3000, Wheeling, West 
Virginia; (2) U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania; (3) the ABL Information Repository at the Fort Ashby 
Public Library, IGA Plaza, Lincoln Street, Fort Ashby, West Virginia; 
or (4) the ABL Information Repository at the La Vale Public Library, 
815 National Highway, La Vale, Maryland. During the public comment 
period, the Consent Decree, may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site, to 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 20041-7611 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 $5.25 
(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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5694 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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