[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12325]


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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 10, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Precious Metals, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-02387 (JEI-AMD), was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In a complaint, filed simultaneously with the Decree, the United 
States alleges that Precious Metals, Inc. is liable pursuant to Section 
107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(3), for response costs 
incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in cleaning 
up the Pioneer Smelting Superfund Site located at Factory Road, Route 
532, in Chatsworth, New Jersey.
    Pursuant to the Decree, Precious Metals will make an initial 
payment of $70,000 and then a contingency payment not to exceed 
$80,000. The exact amount of the contingency payment will be based on 
Precious Metals, Inc. financial capabilities three months after the 
Consent Decree has been entered by the Court. The payments will resolve 
any claim the United States has against Precious Metals, Inc. 
associated with costs incurred by EPA at the Pioneer Smelting Superfund 
Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
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. Precious Metals, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09344/2.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 $7.75 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 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. 2010-12325 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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