THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA, ENTERED TWO CONSENT DECREES (CD) RESOLVING CLAIMS AGAINST INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (IP), BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (BNSF), AND CASS FOREST PRODUCTS, INC., RELATED TO THE ST. REGIS PAPER COMPANY SUPERFUND SITE, IN CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA. THE CDS RESULT FROM NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THREE DEFENDANTS FOLLOWING A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT BY REGION 5 ON APRIL 28, 2008, AND SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2008, REGION 5 INCURRED INVESTIGATION, CLEAN UP, AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS RELATED TO THIS NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST SITE, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $3.9 MILLION. INCLUDING INTEREST ON THIS AMOUNT FROM APRIL 28, 2008 THROUGH APRIL 1, 2009, DOJ AND REGION 5 SOUGHT $4.036 MILLION FROM THE DEFENDANTS. ONE CD RESOLVES THE UNITED STATESÂ CLAIMS AGAINST IP AND BNSF UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) FOR PAST COSTS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2008. UNDER THE OTHER CD, THE CFP WILL PAY BASED UPON AN EVALUATION OF CFPÂS ABILITY TO PAY AND RESOLVES THE UNITED STATESÂ CLAIMS FOR ALL PAST AND FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS.