[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 6131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01761]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


 Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On January 22, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree in the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled, United States and State of 
Texas v. GB Biosciences Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 4:13-CV-00151.
    In this action the United States, on behalf of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (``NOAA'') and the U.S. Department of 
Interior (``DOI''), as federal trustees, together with the State of 
Texas, seeks natural resource damages pursuant to Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), in connection with the Greens Bayou Site located in 
Houston, Texas (the ``Site'').
    The United States and the State have negotiated a consent decree 
with GB Biosciences Corp., ISK Magnetics, Inc., and Occidental Chemical 
Corp. (collectively ``Settlors'') to resolve the CERCLA claims, as well 
as the state law claims. Under the Consent Decree, the Settlors agree 
to reimburse the United States and the State for natural resource 
damage assessment costs ($31,060.00 to the federal trustees), to 
complete two restoration projects selected by the trustees valued at 
approximately $800,000.00, and to reimburse the trustees for any 
further monitoring or corrective action obligations after completion of 
construction of the restoration project. The Settlement includes a 
covenant not to sue under Section 107(a) of CERCLA.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States and State of Texas v. GB Biosciences 
Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09071. All comments must be 
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of 
this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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        To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail.........................  [email protected].
By mail...........................  Assistant Attorney General
                                    U.S. DOJ--ENRD
                                    P.O. Box 7611,
                                    Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $54.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $17.50.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-01761 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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