[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice Is Hereby Given That On March 30, 2009, A Proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and 
Recreation, et al., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-117-JD, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
    The proposed Consent Decree will settle the United States' claims 
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') brought 
against defendants Massachusetts Department of Conservation and 
Recreation and Massachusetts State Police (collectively referred to as 
``Settling Defendants'') pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, with respect to the Beede Waste 
Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
    Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Massachusetts State Police will 
pay $2,322,316.75 toward financing the work at the Site. In addition, 
the Massachusetts State Police will pay $188,423.39 directly to EPA's 
Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site Special Account. The Massachusetts 
Department of Conservation and Recreation is a de minimis party at the 
Site and shall pay $344,626.21 toward financing the work at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and 
Recreation, et al., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-117-JD, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
07039/12. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in 
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 
U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of New Hampshire, 53 Pleasant Street, 
Concord, New Hampshire 03301, and at the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02114-2023. During the public comment period, the 
proposed Consent Decree may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 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 e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax 
no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. If 
requesting a copy by mail from the Consent Decree Library, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $10.00 ($0.25 per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the United States Treasury or, if requesting by e-mail 
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-7887 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]

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