81 FR 28888 - Notice of Filing of Proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding Environmental Claims in Connection With Army Creek Landfill Site, Blosenski Landfill Site and Delaware Sand and Gravel Site

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 90 (May 10, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28888-28889]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10955]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Filing of Proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding 
Environmental Claims in Connection With Army Creek Landfill Site, 
Blosenski Landfill Site and Delaware Sand and Gravel Site

    On May 3, 2016, a proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding 
Environmental Claims in Connection with Army Creek Landfill Site, 
Blosenski Landfill Site and Delaware Sand and Gravel Site was filed in 
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of 
Illinois, in the proceeding entitled In re Budd Company, Inc., Ch. 11, 
Bankr. No. 14-11873-JBS.
    Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, the debtor, Budd Company, 
Inc. (``Budd'') will agree to allowed general unsecured claims of (1) 
$100,000 for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Army 
Creek Landfill Site near New Castle, Delaware;

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(2) $1,847,557 for response costs at the Blosenski Landfill Site in 
West Caln Township, Pennsylvania ($590,321 allocated to EPA, and the 
remainder to a group of other responsible parties); and (3) $4,250,000 
for response costs at the Delaware Sand & Gravel Quarry and Landfill 
Site near New Castle Delaware ($3,850,806 allocated to EPA, the rest to 
a group of other responsible parties). Under Budd's proposed Plan of 
Reorganization, it is anticipated that allowed general unsecured claims 
will be paid at a rate of 66%.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to In re Budd Company, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-556/1. 
All comments must be submitted no later than midnight (Eastern Time) 
May 25, 2016. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the Settlement Agreement upon written request and payment of 
reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent 
Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $ 5.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-10955 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
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