83 FR 44065 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 168 (August 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44065-44066]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18659]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On August 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Settlement Agreement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the 
District of Utah in the matter entitled In re: Federal Resources 
Corporation and Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Bankruptcy Case No. 14-33427 
KRA. This Settlement Agreement resolves disputes with the Trustee for

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Debtors Federal Resources Corporation (``FRC'') and Camp Bird Colorado, 
Inc. (``CBCI'') as well as their former principal Bentley Blum. The 
proposed settlement will (1) Establish the amounts of the United States 
claims at the four Sites at issue in the bankruptcies; (2) Provide an 
allowed preferred claim at the Camp Bird Site; (3) Establish United 
States' recoveries from FRC's insurance policies; (4) Grant a CNTS from 
the United States to Mr. Blum, and (5) Resolve all claims the Debtors 
have for and against Mr. Blum. The claims arise from the Debtors' 
liabilities under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for 
costs incurred and to be incurred relating to four Superfund Sites: The 
Conjecture Mine Site in Bonner County, Idaho; the Minnie Moore Mine 
Site in Blaine County, Idaho; the Haystack Mines Site in McKinley 
County, New Mexico; and the Camp Bird Colorado Mine Site near Ouray, 
Colorado.
    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: Federal Resources Corporation and Camp Bird 
Colorado, Inc. Bankruptcy Case No. 14-33427, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
09515/5. All comments must be submitted no later than twenty (20) days 
after the publication date of this notice. 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 website: 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 $5.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $4.00.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18659 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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