[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 62541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24980]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree; Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on October 15, 2008, 
a proposed consent decree with defendant Alcoa, Inc., was lodged in 
United States v. Alcoa, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-415, in the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
    The United States sought, pursuant to sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607, to recover costs incurred in 
response to releases of hazardous substances at the Alcoa-Davenport 
Works and Mississippi River Pool 15 Superfund Sites in Davenport, Iowa 
(``the Sites''), to recover natural resource damages at the Sites, and 
to require defendant Alcoa to implement EPA's selected remedy for the 
Sites.
    The proposed consent decree will resolve the United States' claims 
against Alcoa. Under the proposed consent decree, Alcoa will perform 
the remedy for the Sites, and pay $752,345.99 to the Superfund in 
payment of the United States' unreimbursed Site response costs. Alcoa 
will also pay $198,235 to the United States for natural resource 
damages. In return, the United States will grant the defendants a 
covenant not to sue under CERCLA with respect to the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 
7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer 
to United States v. Alcoa, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-08358. Public 
comments may be submitted by e-mail to the following e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, U.S. Courthouse Annex, Suite  286, 110 
East Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2053, and may be examined on 
the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy may also be obtained upon request 
from the Consent Decree Library, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
U.S. Department of Justice, P. O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, 
or by faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood, fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy please 
refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of 
$11.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-24980 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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