[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 139 (Friday, July 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 41382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16391]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that, for a period of 30 days, the United 
States will receive public comments on a proposed Consent Decree in 
United States v. Larry Delatte (``Delatte Consent Decree'') (Civil 
Action No. 2:08-cv-3907), which was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on July 10, 2008. 
The proposed Consent Decree was lodged simultaneously with a Complaint 
filed against Larry Delatte.
    The Complaint seeks recovery of response costs under Section 107 of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The Complaint alleges 
that Larry Delatte is civilly liable for response costs incurred by the 
United States in relation to the Delatte Metals Superfund Site near 
Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Under the Consent Decree, 
Larry Delatte will pay $10,000 in reimbursement of past costs.
    Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and may be submitted to: 
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, 
or via e-mail to [email protected], and should refer to 
United States v. Larry Delatte, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09127.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, 2nd 
Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana. During the public comment period the 
Delatte 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 Delatte Consent Decree also may 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 $4.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-16391 Filed 7-17-08; 8:45 am]
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