[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 26790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10875]


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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 April 30, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree and Settlement Agreement (the ``Onondaga Non-Owned Site 
Settlement Agreement'') in the bankruptcy matter, In re Motors 
Liquidation Corp, et al., f/k/a General Motors Corp., et al., Jointly 
Administered Case No. 09-50026 (REG), was lodged with the United States 
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Parties to 
the Onondaga Non-Owned Site Settlement Agreement are the Motors 
Liquidation General Unsecured Creditors Trust (``Old GM''), and the 
United States of America. The Settlement Agreement resolves claims and 
causes of action of the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
against Old GM under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, with 
respect to the following portions of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site 
in New York:

    1. Onondaga Lake Bottom;
    2. Salina Landfill;
    3. Inland Fisher Guide Facility; and
    4. PCB Dredgings Area.

    Under the Onondaga Non-Owned Site Settlement Agreement, EPA will 
receive a total allowed general unsecured claim as provided in the 
Onondaga Non-Owned Site Settlement Agreement of $896,566 from Old GM 
for its future oversight costs at Onondaga Lake Bottom, its 
unreimbursed past costs and future costs at the Salina Landfill, its 
unreimbursed past costs at the Inland Fisher Guide Facility, and its 
unreimbursed past costs at the PCB Dredgings Area.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Onondaga Non-Owned Site Settlement Agreement. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and either emailed 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 Motors Liquidation Corp., et al., 
D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09754.
    The Onondaga Non-Owned Site 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 Onondaga 
Non-Owned Site 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 Onondaga Non-Owned Site 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 emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 
by email or fax, please forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the address given above.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-10875 Filed 5-4-12; 8:45 am]
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