[Federal Register: April 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 70)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. 
9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that on March 24, 1999, a Consent 
Decree was lodged in United States v. Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc. et 
al., Civil Action No. 98-55-M-LBE, with the United States District 
Court for the District of Montana.
    The Consent Decree resolves contribution claims brought on behalf 
of the National Institutes of Health (``NIH'') against defendants 
Charles Mann, Mary Louise Mann, and Bitterroot Valley Sanitary 
Landfill, Inc under Sections 107 and 113 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, with respect to the 
Bitterroot Valley Sanitary Landfill and surrounding areas (the 
``Site''). The Site is located in Hamilton, Montana. Under the proposed 
consent decree, defendants Charles Mann, Mary Louise Mann, and 
Bitterroot Valley Sanitary Landfill, Inc will pay $440,000 in 
contribution for response costs incurred by the National Institutes of 
Health (``NIH'') for response costs incurred in connection with 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. Rivi Immunochem Research, Inc., Civil Action No. 
NO.98-55-M-LBE, DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-1713. The proposed Consent Decree 
may be examined at the office of the United States Attorney, District 
of Montana, United States Attorney's Office, Russell Smith Courthouse, 
201 E. Broadway, Room 210 Missoula, Montana 59802. Copies of the 
Consent Decree may also be examined and obtained by mail at the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 
(202-624-0892). When requesting a copy by mail, please enclose a check 
in the amount of $3.25 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction

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costs) for the Consent Decree, payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-9144 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am]
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