[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 126 (Monday, June 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36900-36901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14704]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
and the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 17, 2008, a proposed 
Stipulation and Order (``Stipulation'') in In re Dana Corporation, et 
al., Civil Action No. 07-8160 (SAS) (Jointly Administered Bankruptcy 
Case No. 06-10354) was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of New York.
    In this action, the United States filed proofs of claim in the 
bankruptcy proceedings of debtor Dana Corporation and 40 of its 
affiliates (``Dana'') seeking reimbursement of response costs incurred 
and to be incurred under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. (``CERCLA''); 
civil penalties under CERCLA and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, 
et seq.; and natural resource damages under CERCLA.
    The Stipulation settles these claims on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA'') for response costs at the following six 
Superfund sites: (1) The Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc. Site, 
located in South Plainfield, New Jersey (the ``CDE Site''); (2) the 
West Highway 6 and Highway 281 Site, located in Hastings, Nebraska; (3) 
the Lakeland Landfill Disposal Services, Inc. Site, located near 
Claypool, Indiana; (4) the Main Street Well Field Site, East Side, 
located in Elkhart, Indiana; (5) the Solvents Recovery Service of New 
England, Inc. Site, located in Southington, Connecticut; and (6) the 
Tremont City Barrel Fill Site, located in Tremont City, Ohio.
    The Stipulation also settles EPA's claims against Dana for civil 
penalties under the Clean Water Act at Dana's former facility located 
in Muskegon, Michigan; and under sections 103(a) and 109 of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9603(a) and 9609, at Dana's former facility located in 
Bellefontaine, Ohio. Finally, the Stipulation settles claims on behalf 
of the Department of the Interior (``Interior'') and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (``NOAA'') pursuant to CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(4)(c) and 9607(f), for natural resource damages with 
respect to the CDE Site.
    Under this settlement, EPA, NOAA, and Interior will receive allowed 
general unsecured claims in Dana's bankruptcy totaling $125,670,252. 
Pursuant to the

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terms of Dana's court-approved plan of reorganization, the United 
States will receive a distribution of stock in Dana Holding Corp. The 
United States will sell all stock it receives in connection with the 
settlement. Thus, the amount actually recovered by the United States as 
a result of the settlement will be determined in part by the market 
value of the shares at the time of the sale.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Stipulation. 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 In re Dana Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-531/4.
    The Stipulation may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10007, at 
U.S. EPA Region 2, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway, New York, 
New York 10007-1866, and EPA Region 7, Office of Regional Counsel, 901 
N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. During the public comment period, 
the Stipulation may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Stipulation 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 Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
FR Doc. E8-14704 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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