Notice is hereby given that on July 10, 2008, a proposed Order to amend the Consent Decree in United States v. Premier Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. ED CV 0701092 (SGL) (OPx), was lodged with the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

The proposed Order modifies the Consent Decree entered by the Court in this matter in January 2008. The Consent Decree resolved the United States' claims against Premier under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged violations of the CAA and the federally approved California State Implementation Plan, including South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1175, at an expandable polystyrene foam block manufacturing facility it owned in Chino, CA (``Facility''). The proposed Order allows the Defendant to utilize, under prescribed operating parameters, two NewlyIdentified EPS Beads (``NIEPS Bead'') which EPA has approved for use at the Facility. The proposed Order also establishes a p ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-16-E8-16243 Wed, Jul 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-16-E8-16132

Notice is hereby given that on July 9, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding the Coeur d'Alene ``Box'' Site was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re ASARCO LLC, et al. , Case No. 0521207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.). The Coeur d'Alene ``Box'' Site consists of Operable Units 1 and 2 of the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site in Idaho. The proposed settlement provides the United States and the State of Idaho a joint allowed general unsecured claim of $10 million and provides the United States an additional separate allowed general unsecured claim of $6.8 million. In addition, the proposed settlement provides for the transfer to the United States of certain properties (the ``Page Properties,'' as defined in the settlement) and for their
contemporaneous transfer to the State of Idaho pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9604(j) for the purpose of performing remedial action within the Site.

For thirty (30) days after the date of th ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-16-E8-16132 Wed, Jul 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT