Notice is hereby given that on November 3, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 0600387MCEJFM, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

In this action the United States sought reimbursement of response costs, pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), from Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) and others, incurred or to be incurred by EPA, for response actions taken at or in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the Central Eureka Mine Superfund Site in Amador County, California. The Consent Decree will settle claims against defendant Honeywell. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, Honeywell will pay the sum of $2,000,000 for past response costs incurred at the Site, in addition to the approximately $3 million Honeywell had previously spent ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-11-20-06-9276 Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-11-20-06-9278

In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that two proposed consent decrees in United States v. Pala Band of Mission Indians, et al., (S.D. Cal.), 06cv2323H (NLS), were lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on November 2, 2006.

These proposed consent decrees concern a complaint filed by the United States against the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Brown Bulk Transportation Co., Valley Material and Supply, Inc., and James A. Brown pursuant to section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. One proposed consent decree resolves the United States' allegations against the Pala Band of Mission Indians by requiring the Tribe to pay a civil penalty and to mitigate the environmental impacts by making a ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-11-20-06-9278 Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT