[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62857-62858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25690]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under The Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on September 30, 2010, a proposed
Settlement Agreement in the bankruptcy matter, In re Chemtura Corp., et
al., Jointly Administered Case No. 09-11233 (REG), was lodged with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
The Settlement Agreement resolves a claim filed by the United States on
behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against debtor
Chemtura Corporation for response costs under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, with respect to the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
(``Gowanus Site'') in Brooklyn, New York. Under the Settlement
Agreement, EPA will receive an allowed general unsecured claim in the
bankruptcy in the amount of $3,900,000. The Settlement Agreement is
conditioned upon Chemtura's performance of its work obligations at 633
and 688-700 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York, pursuant to a separate
settlement agreement and accompanying consent orders between Chemtura
and the State of New York.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty days
from the date of this publication, comments relating to the Settlement
Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
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Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O.
Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and
should refer to In re Chemtura Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09736.
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New
York 10007, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. During
the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the Settlement
Agreement 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
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail
or fax, please 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. 2010-25690 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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