[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16176-16177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7118]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on March 1, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree in the case of United States and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. 
Sidney Resources Corp., civ. no. 10-00112-BLW, was lodged concurrently 
with the filing of a

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complaint in the United States District Court for the District of 
Idaho.
    The United States and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (``Tribe'') filed a 
complaint against Sidney Resources Corp. (``Sidney'') alleging that 
Sidney is liable pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA for response 
costs and natural resources damages in connection with Operable Unit 
Three of the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund 
Site in northern Idaho. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has 
incurred response costs and the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture and the Tribe are trustees of injured natural 
resources for the Site. The proposed Consent Decree is based on a 
financial analysis that Sidney has no ability to pay. Sidney does not 
currently own property within the Site. The Decree requires Sidney to 
assign its interests in insurance policies to a trust, for the benefit 
of EPA and the natural resource trustees. The Decree grants Sidney a 
covenant not to sue for response costs and natural resource damages in 
connection with the Site.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive 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 and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. 
Sidney Resources Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-128/8.
    During the comment period, the Consent Decree may 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 $14.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the United States Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward 
a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated 
address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-7118 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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