[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 59196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24928]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Filing of Proposed Bankruptcy Stipulation and Agreed 
Order Under the Oil Pollution Act

    On September 25, 2015, the Trustee of the estate of Harbhupinder 
Bains filed a proposed Stipulation and Agreed Order with the United 
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana in the 
bankruptcy proceedings of Harbhupinder Bains, Chap. 7, Bankruptcy Case 
No. 11-09462.
    On March 18, 2015, the United States filed an administrative 
expense claim of $600,227.66 in the bankruptcy on behalf of the U.S. 
Coast Guard (``USCG''), seeking recovery of costs incurred under the 
Oil Pollution Act (``OPA'') in connection with a removal action on and 
adjacent to property of the estate in Cloverdale, Indiana (the 
``Facility'').
    Under the Stipulation and Agreed Order, the United States will 
receive an allowed administrative claim of $300,000 in the bankruptcy 
case to be satisfied from proceeds that first become available, except 
that the $300,000 allowed administrative expense claim shall be 
subordinate to any allowed administrative expense claim of the Trustee 
for statutory fees, state or federal income taxes payable by the 
estate, and allowed administrative expense claims for fees and expenses 
of counsel and accountants for the Trustee. The remainder of the United 
States' claim amount shall constitute an allowed general unsecured 
claim in the bankruptcy case.
    The Stipulation and Agreed Order provides for a covenant not to sue 
by the USCG under the OPA against the Trustee or the Debtor's estate 
for removal costs that the USCG has paid in connection with the 
Facility.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Stipulation and Agreed Order. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to In re Harpubinder Bains, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11192. 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 email............................  [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 Stipulation and Agreed Order 
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: 
http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper 
copy of the Stipulation and Agreed Order 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 $2.00 payable to the 
United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-24928 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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