[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62857-62858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25690]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under The Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 30, 2010, a proposed 
Settlement Agreement in the bankruptcy matter, In re Chemtura Corp., et 
al., Jointly Administered Case No. 09-11233 (REG), was lodged with the 
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. 
The Settlement Agreement resolves a claim filed by the United States on 
behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against debtor 
Chemtura Corporation for response costs under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, with respect to the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site 
(``Gowanus Site'') in Brooklyn, New York. Under the Settlement 
Agreement, EPA will receive an allowed general unsecured claim in the 
bankruptcy in the amount of $3,900,000. The Settlement Agreement is 
conditioned upon Chemtura's performance of its work obligations at 633 
and 688-700 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York, pursuant to a separate 
settlement agreement and accompanying consent orders between Chemtura 
and the State of New York.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty days 
from the date of this publication, comments relating to the Settlement 
Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the

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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 In re Chemtura Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09736. 
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New 
York 10007, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. During 
the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the Settlement 
Agreement 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 $5.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail 
or fax, please 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. 2010-25690 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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