[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5695]


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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 of America v. The Kansas City Southern Ry. Co., 
Civil Action No. 1:07-CV-1793, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
    In this action the United States sought injunctive relief and 
recovery of costs under Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') sections 106(a) and 107, 
42 U.S.C. 9606(a) and 9607, in connection with the release or 
threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at the 
Ruston Foundry Superfund Site located at 1010 Bogan Street in 
Alexandria, Rapids Parish, Louisiana (``the Site''). The Consent Decree 
resolves the United States' claims in connection with the Site against 
The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (``KCSR'') under CERCLA sections 
106 and 107, 42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607. Under the proposed Consent Decree, 
KCSR will (1) perform the remedy selected by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency for the Site; (2) pay $750,000 to the 
United States for response costs incurred through October 30, 2006; and 
(3) pay all response costs incurred by the United States after October 
30, 2006.
    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 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States of America v. The Kansas City Southern Ry. Co., D.J. Ref. 
90-11-2-08002.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 800 Lafayette Street, 
Suite 2200, Lafayette, LA 70501, and at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202. 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 $71.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) for a complete copy of the Consent Decree with 
all exhibits or $14.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) for a copy 
of the Consent Decree exclusive of exhibits. If the request is made by 
e-mail or fax, please forward a check in the appropriate amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the stated address. The check should be 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5695 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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