Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

In accordance with Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C.

Sec. 9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that on April 8, 1997, a

Consent Decree was lodged in United States v. Kennecott Holdings

Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 97-39-BLG-JDS with the United

States District Court for the District of Montana.

The Complaint in this case was filed with Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607, with respect to the

McLaren Tailings Superfund Site located in Park County, Montana against

Kennecott Holdings Corporation and Kennecott Montana Company. Pursuant

to the terms of the Consent Decree, which resolves claims under the

above-mentioned statute and under Section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973, the settling

defendants will covenant not to seek reimbursement of response costs

incurred at the Site from the United States and the United States

covenants not to sue the settling defendants for response costs

incurred by the United States at the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Kennecott Holdings Corporation, et. al., DOJ Ref. No.

90-11-3-1644. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney, District of Montana, 2929 3rd Avenue North,

Suite 400, Billings, Montana 59103 or at the offices of the

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite

500, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Copies of the Consent Decree may also be

examined and obtained by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892). When

requesting a copy by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of

$5.50 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the

``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-10499 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]

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