1 SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIGE, Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
2 United States Department of Justice
3 AN C. HUEY, Trial Attorney
District of
Columbia Bar No. 375676
4 Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment & Natural Resources Division
5 United States Deparment of Justice
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
6 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: (415)744-6480
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PAULK. CHARTON
8 United States Attorney
District of Arzona
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RICHAR PATRICK
10 Assistant U.S. Attorney Arzona State Bar No. 05148
11 Two Renaissance Square
40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200
12 Phoenix, Arzona 85004-4408
Telephone: (602) 514-7500
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ATTORNYS FOR PLAITIFF UNTED STATES OF AMERICA
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CN -04-1400- PHX - ROS
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NOTICE OF LODGING OF PARTIA
CONSENT DECREE
Defendant.
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1 The United States of America hereby notifies the Court that concurrently with this notice the
2 United States is lodging a proposed Partial Consent Decree, which has been fully signed by the
3 paries. If it is entered by the Court, the Partial Consent Decree will resolve the United States' claims
4 against the Defendant set forth in the United States' Complaint filed in case number CIV-04-1400-
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6 Pursuant to the terms of
Paragraph 136 ofthe Parial Consent Decree, and in accordance with
7 Section 122(d)(2) of
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42
8 U.S.c. § 9622(d)(2), and 28 C.F.R. § 50.7, the Partial Consent Decree will be available for public
9 comment for a period of not less than thirty days from the date on which the Federal Register
10 publishes notification of its lodging. After the close of the public comment period, the United States
11 will either file a motion requesting the Court to enter the Consent Decree, or the United States wil
12 inform the Court that it is exercising its right under Paragraph 136 of
the Parial Consent Decree to
13 withdraw its approval of
the Partial Consent Decree. Therefore, the United States requests that the
14 Court not take any action on the proposed Consent Decree at this time.
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Respectfully submitted,
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SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIGE
Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division United States Deparment of Justice
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PAULK. CHARTON
United States Attorney District of Arzona
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Assistant United States Attorney
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