[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3924-3925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1213]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Section 107 of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 14, 2011, a Consent Decree 
was lodged in United States and the State of Kansas v. Blue Tee Corp., 
Civ. A. No. 5:11-civ-04004. The Consent Decree settles claims asserted 
by the United States and the State of Kansas (``the Trustees'') for 
natural resource damages under Section 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9607, against Blue Tee Corp. (``Blue Tee''). The claims arise 
from the releases of smelting wastes containing heavy metals, 
specifically cadmium, lead and arsenic, from three smelters owned and 
operated by a predecessor in interest of the Blue Tee in Dearing, Caney 
and Neodesha, Kansas.
    Under the Consent Decree, Blue Tee will arrange for the purchase of 
a specified 80 acre parcel of property with natural resources 
equivalent to those injured, lost and destroyed by the releases of 
hazardous substances at the smelters. That property will be transferred 
to The Nature Conservancy, a non profit entity that will maintain the 
property and preserve it in perpetuity. Blue Tee will also pay to the 
Trustees a total of $180,298.27 to reimburse the Trustees for past 
assessment costs, and future restoration planning costs and operation 
and maintenance costs for the property.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree.

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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 and State of Kansas v. Blue Tee Corp., (D. Kan.) and DOJ 
Case No. 90-11-2-06280/4.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, District of 
Kansas, 500 State Ave. Suite 360, Kansas City, KS 66101, (913) 551-
6730. The 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 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 $11.75 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief.
[FR Doc. 2011-1213 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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