[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21808]


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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 August 26, 2010, two proposed 
Consent Decrees were lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of Minnesota in United States v. International Paper 
Company, et al., Civil Action No. 10-cv-03749-ADM-XXX.
    In this action, the United States asserted claims against three 
parties for recovery of response costs incurred by the United States in 
connection with the St. Regis Paper Company Superfund Site (the 
``Site'') in Cass Lake, Minnesota, pursuant to Section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607.
    The proposed Consent Decrees would resolve claims that the United 
States has asserted against all three parties. Under the first proposed 
Consent Decree (``the International Paper-BNSF Railway Consent 
Decree''), International Paper Company and BNSF Railway Company will 
reimburse $3,662,475.00 of the costs incurred by the United States in 
connection with the Site through December 31, 2008. Under the second 
proposed Consent Decree (``the Cass Forest Products Consent Decree''), 
Cass Forest Products, Inc. will pay an additional $500 to resolve its 
liability for response costs incurred, or to be incurred by the United 
States in connection with the Site. This settlement is based on Cass 
Forest Products, Inc.'s ability to pay.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to these 
Consent Decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this 
publication. 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. International Paper Company, et al., Civil Action 
No.10-cv-03749-ADM-XXX, DJ  90-11-3-06790/2.
    The Consent Decrees may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Minnesota, 600 United States Courthouse, 
300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55414 and at U.S. EPA Region 
5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment 
period, the Consent Decrees 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 Decrees may also be obtained by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. 
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax number (202) 514-
0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of 
the International Paper-BNSF Railway Consent Decree from the Consent 
Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (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. In requesting a copy of the Cass Forest 
Products Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose 
a check in the amount of $16.25 (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, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-21808 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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