[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26732-26733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12871]


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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 May 18, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America v. Georgia Pacific LLC, Civil Action 
No. 1:09-cv-429, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Western District of Michigan.
    In this action the United States sought to recover from Georgia 
Pacific environmental response costs in connection with a disposal area 
(known as ``OU2'') at the Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River 
Superfund Site in Kalamazoo and Portage Counties, Michigan (the 
``Site''). In addition, the United States sought a judgment declaring 
that the Defendant is liable for any further response costs that the

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United States may incur as a result of releases or threatened releases 
of hazardous substances at OU2. The Consent Decree provides that 
Georgia Pacific shall, inter alia, (1) perform the remedy selected by 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') for OU2; 
and (2) pay all of EPA's costs of overseeing the work as well as 
$225,509.91 towards EPA's past costs.
    The U.S. 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. In either case, 
the comments should refer to United States of America v.Georgia Pacific 
LLC, Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-429, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-07912.
    During the comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined at 
the Office of the United States Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 
5th Floor, The Law Building, 330 Iona Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49503, and 
at the offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 
77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. 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 $44.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-12871 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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