[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 215 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57703-57704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26918]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that on October 30, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Methuen Lube, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 
1:09-cv-00368-SM, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of New Hampshire.
    The proposed Consent Decree will settle the United States' claims 
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') brought 
against defendants Methuen Lube, Inc.; Gloucester Marine Railways 
Corp.; Sarkis and Toris Vorbigian (d/b/a/ THS Auto Service); the Town 
of Chester, N.H.; the City of East Providence, R.I.; Express Car Care, 
Inc.; Fraser Pontiac-Buick-GMC, Inc.; Hampden Dodge, Inc.; the City of 
Haverhill, MA; the City of Haverhill Housing Authority; Hussey Seating; 
Legendary Lube, Inc.; the Town of Salem, N.H.; and the Salem School 
District (collectively referred to as ``Settling Defendants'') pursuant 
to Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 
with respect to the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow, New 
Hampshire. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants will 
pay a total of $1,725,435.57 toward financing the work at 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, 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 United States v. Methuen Lube, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 
1:09-cv-368, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-07039/13. Commenters may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance 
with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of New Hampshire, 53 Pleasant Street, 
Concord, New Hampshire 03301, and at the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02114-2023. During the public

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comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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. If 
requesting a copy by mail from the Consent Decree Library, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $10.25 ($0.25 per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the United States Treasury or, if requesting by e-mail 
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-26918 Filed 11-6-09; 8:45 am]
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