The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Justice_Department/2008-06-17/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Mon, Dec 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT Mon, Dec 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[ Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-17-E8-13637

Notice is hereby given that on June 2, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement in the case of In re ASARCO LLC, et al., No. 0521207, Chapter 11, regarding the Iron Mountain Site located in Mineral County, Montana, near the Town of Superior, Montana, was lodged with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

The United States, on behalf of the Forest Service, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) alleged that they incurred past response costs, and will incur future response costs, under CERCLA in connection with the Site for which ASARCO LLC is liable. The Settlement Agreement for the Iron Mountain Site would provide a $500,000 unsecured claim for the Forest Service and a $1.7 million unsecured claim for the State of Montana. In addition, ASARCO LLC would agree to negotiate an Administrative Order on Consent with the Montana DEQ for the investigation and analysis of remedial options and to implement the remedy for portions of the Iron Mountain ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-17-E8-13637 Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Park System Resource Protection Act]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-17-E8-13635

Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (``DOI'') has reached a settlement with Thomas G. Mundy, on behalf of himself and the M/V Sea Ya regarding claims for response costs and damages under the Park System Resource Protection Act (``PSRPA''), 16 U.S.C. 19jj.

The United States' claim arises from the grounding of the vessel ``Sea Ya'' in Everglades National Park on September 3, 2001. The grounding injured Park resources. Pursuant to the Agreement, the United States will recover $150,000.

The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-17-E8-13635 Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT