[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54706-54707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26364]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement in In
re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. 93 B 319, was lodged
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
Illinois, on Oct. 10, 1995, among the United States, on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Economic Development
Administration of the
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Department of Commerce (``EDA''), Navistar International Transportation
Corp. (``Navistar''), and the debtors. The United States filed a claim
against the debtors in this action for the debtors' liability under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., for investigation and clean-up
costs at the Wisconsin Steel Works site, in Chicago, Illinois. Under
the Settlement Agreement, the debtors will pay EPA $5,000 in cash, and
will provide an allowed claim of $1,000,000 to Navistar for use in
Navistar's investigation and clean-up of the site. The Settlement
Agreement includes a covenant not to sue by the United States under
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607, and
under Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
U.S.C. 6973 (``RCRA'').
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Settlement Agreement for a period of 30 days from the date of
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should
refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
1064A. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public hearing in
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the office the
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois, 60604, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,
N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the
proposed Settlement Agreement may be obtained in person or by mail from
the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please enclose a
check in the amount of $5.75 for the decree (25 cents per page
reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When
requesting a copy, please refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc.,
et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1064A.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-26364 Filed 10-24-95; 8:45 am]
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