Extension of Comment Period for Consent Decrees in United States v. Nalco Chemical Co., et al.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Extension of Comment Period for Consent Decrees in United States

v. Nalco Chemical Co., et al.

Notice is hereby given that the period for public comments on the

two proposed Consent Decrees in United States v. Nalco Chemical

Company, et al., Case No. 91-C-4482 (N.D. Ill.), lodged on December 22,

1994 with the United States District Court for the Northern District of

Illinois, has been extended to and including March 3, 1995. The

proposed Consent Decrees resolve certain claims of the United States

against the settling parties under the Comprehensive Environmental

Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.,

relating to the Byron Superfund Site in Ogle County, Illinois. Under

the de minimis Consent Decree, nine settling parties among the ``drum''

parties in the case will pay the United States $94,405.86. Under the

second de minimis Consent Decree, six settling parties among the ``IPC

customer'' parties in the case will pay the United States $429,045.17.

The United States published notice of the lodging of the Consent

Decrees in the Federal Register on January 10, 1995. 60 FR 2613 (1995).

In response to a request for an extension of the public comment period,

the United States has elected to extend the comment period and to

accept public comments received no later than March 3, 1995. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Nalco

Chemical Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-687.

The proposed Consent Decrees may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 S.

Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604; the Region V Office of the

United States, Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Street,

Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of

the [[Page 9860]] proposed Consent Decrees may be obtained in person or

by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy of the first Consent Decree

(the ``Drum'' Decree), please enclose a check in the amount of $7.00

(25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library. In requesting a copy of the second Consent Decree (the

``IPC Customer'' Decree), please enclose a check in the amount of $6.25

(25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library. In requesting a copy of both Consent Decrees, please

enclose a check in the amount of $13.25 (25 cents per page for

reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-4282 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]

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