[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48541-48542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19875]


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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 8, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Northern States Power Co., Civil Action 
3:12-cv-00565, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Wisconsin.
    In this action, the United States and the State of Wisconsin 
brought claims against Northern States Power Co. (``Defendant'') for 
response costs, injunctive relief, and natural resource damages 
associated with the release and threatened release of hazardous 
substances from facilities at and near the Ashland/Northern States 
Power Lakefront Superfund Site in northwestern Wisconsin (hereinafter 
the ``Site''), pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. (``CERCLA''). 
The proposed Consent Decree requires Defendant to perform the on-land 
portion of the Site cleanup at a cost of approximately $40 million and 
transfer approximately 1400 acres of land to be set aside for 
conservation in order to benefit the natural resources affected by the 
hazardous substances at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comment relating to the Consent 
Decree. 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 
United States v. Northern States Power Company, Case No. 3:12-cv-
00565(W.D. Wis.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-08879.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the

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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 Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, fax no. 
(202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-5271, email 
[email protected]. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $138.50 for a copy of 
the complete Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) or 
$14.50 for a copy exclusive of exhibits and defendants' signatures, 
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 stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-19875 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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