[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27329]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq., in United States v. Cleaveland Industrial Center, et al.
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 122(i), and Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR
19029, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United
States v. Cleaveland Industrial Center, et al. Civil Action No. 94-5500
(WGB), was lodged in the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey on October 1, 1997. The proposed consent decree, if
entered, will resolve the liability of Cleaveland Industrial Center, a
New Jersey partnership, and Eversden L. Clark, Jr. (collectively,
``Defendants''), under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), in
connection with alleged releases of hazardous substances at the
Fabritex Mills Superfund Site, an 18-acre parcel located at 20 Park
Road, Long Valley, Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
Under the settlement reflected in the proposed consent decree,
Defendants will pay response costs of $285,000 to the United States.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this notice, written comments
relating to the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed
to Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and
Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Cleaveland
Industrial Center, et al., Department of Justice No. 90-11-3-1386.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Federal
Building, Suite 700, Newark, New Jersey 07102; at Region I office of
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New
York, New York 10007; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,
NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the
proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the
Consent Decree Library, at the above address. In requesting a copy,
please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction costs) payable to Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-27329 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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