[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44065-44066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18659]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On August 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Settlement Agreement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Utah in the matter entitled In re: Federal Resources
Corporation and Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Bankruptcy Case No. 14-33427
KRA. This Settlement Agreement resolves disputes with the Trustee for
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Debtors Federal Resources Corporation (``FRC'') and Camp Bird Colorado,
Inc. (``CBCI'') as well as their former principal Bentley Blum. The
proposed settlement will (1) Establish the amounts of the United States
claims at the four Sites at issue in the bankruptcies; (2) Provide an
allowed preferred claim at the Camp Bird Site; (3) Establish United
States' recoveries from FRC's insurance policies; (4) Grant a CNTS from
the United States to Mr. Blum, and (5) Resolve all claims the Debtors
have for and against Mr. Blum. The claims arise from the Debtors'
liabilities under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for
costs incurred and to be incurred relating to four Superfund Sites: The
Conjecture Mine Site in Bonner County, Idaho; the Minnie Moore Mine
Site in Blaine County, Idaho; the Haystack Mines Site in McKinley
County, New Mexico; and the Camp Bird Colorado Mine Site near Ouray,
Colorado.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to In re: Federal Resources Corporation and Camp Bird
Colorado, Inc. Bankruptcy Case No. 14-33427, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
09515/5. All comments must be submitted no later than twenty (20) 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, DC 20044-
7611.
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During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the Settlement Agreement 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 $5.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $4.00.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18659 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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