[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58100-58101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28667]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement in In Re Pacific Wood
Treating Corp. and In Re Niedermeyer-Martin Co.
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement among,
inter alia, the United States on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Department of the
Interior (``DOI''), State of Washington, Trustees of the bankruptcy
estates in In re Pacific Wood Treating Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-
Martin Co. was lodged on November 6, 1995, with the United States
Bankuptcy Court for the District of Oregon in In re Pacific Wood
Treating Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-Martin Co., No. 393-34766-p7, 393-
34767-p7 (Bankr. D. Ore.) Under the Agreement, Debtor Pacific Wood
Treating Corp. (``PWT'') will pay EPA $190,000 and EPA will be paid 55%
of the net proceeds for general unsecured creditors in the PWT
bankruptcy estate, and DOI will be paid 5% of such net proceeds. EPA
will also be paid 40% of the net proceeds for general unsecured
creditors in the Niedermeyer-Martin Co. (``N-M'') bankruptcy estate,
and DOI will be paid 5% of such net proceeds. Any payments received by
EPA will be used to implement response action at or near the Pacific
Wood Treating Facility in Ridgefield, Washington or relating to any
migration of hazardous substances or wastes from the Facility under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601 et seq., or by the State of
Washington, Department of Ecology, pursuant to a cooperative agreement
with EPA, to implement response action pursuant to state law. Any
payments received by DOI will be used to restore, replace, or acquire
natural resources or assess natural resource damages at or near the
Pacific Wood Treating Facility or relating to any migration of
hazardous substances or wastes from the Facility. The Settlement
Agreement also resolves the United States' proofs of claim on behalf of
EPA filed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''),
42 U.S.C. Secs. 6901 et seq.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Settlement Agreement for 30 days following the publication of
this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General of the Environment and Natural Division, Department of Justice,
Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to In re Pacific Wood Treating
Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-Martin Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-743A, B.
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of
the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, 312 U.S.
Courthouse, 620 SW Main Street, Portland, Oregon 97205; the Region X
Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101; 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, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy of the Settlement
Agreement without attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of
$6.00 (25 cents per page for reproduction
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costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-28667 Filed 11-22-95; 8:45 am]
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