[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 77846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32052]


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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 December 8, 2011, a proposed Consent 
Decree in  United States v. City of Boulder, Colorado, Honeywell 
International, Inc., and Tusco, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-cv-03178 WJM-
MJW, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
of Colorado. The proposed Consent Decree, lodged on December 8, 2011, 
resolves the liability of defendants City of Boulder, Colorado, 
Honeywell International, Inc., and Tusco, Inc. (``Defendants''), for 
claims alleged in the Complaint filed on December 7, 2011, under 
Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). In the 
Complaint, the United States sought recovery of response costs from the 
Defendants in connection with the Hendricks Mining and Milling Site (a/
k/a Valmont Butte Site) North 63rd Street and Valmont Road in Boulder, 
Colorado (``the Site''). The proposed Consent Decree, lodged on 
December 8, 2011, requires the Defendants to pay $350,000 in response 
costs incurred in connection with the Site and resolves the Defendants' 
liability for such costs incurred through the date of lodging of the 
Consent Decree. The cleanup of the Site will be performed pursuant to 
plans approved under the Colorado Voluntary Cleanup Program and is not 
the subject of the Consent Decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, by email to 
[email protected] or regular mail to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and refer to United 
States v. City of Boulder, Colorado, Honeywell International, Inc., and 
Tusco, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-10118.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region VIII, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202-1129. During the public comment 
period, 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 emailing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. When requesting a copy from 
the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$5.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) for the Consent Decree, 
payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or fax, forward a check in 
that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address above.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-32052 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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