[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13637]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on June 2, 2008, a proposed Settlement 
Agreement in the case of In re ASARCO LLC, et al., No. 05-21207, 
Chapter 11, regarding the Iron Mountain Site located in Mineral County, 
Montana, near the Town of Superior, Montana, was lodged with the United 
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
    The United States, on behalf of the Forest Service, and the Montana 
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) alleged that they incurred 
past response costs, and will incur future response costs, under CERCLA 
in connection with the Site for which ASARCO LLC is liable. The 
Settlement Agreement for the Iron Mountain Site would provide a 
$500,000 unsecured claim for the Forest Service and a $1.7 million 
unsecured claim for the State of Montana. In addition, ASARCO LLC would 
agree to negotiate an Administrative Order on Consent with the Montana 
DEQ for the investigation and analysis of remedial options and to 
implement the remedy for portions of the Iron Mountain Site currently 
owned by ASARCO LLC.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Settlement 
Agreement. 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. In either case, 
the comments should refer to In re ASARCO LLC, et al., Iron Mountain 
Site, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09141.
    During the comment period, the Settlement Agreement may be examined 
on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 United States Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward 
a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated 
address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-13637 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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