[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67893-67894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33826]
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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. Alfa-Laval, Inc., 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. Alfa-Laval, Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 97-8670, was
lodged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York on November 21, 1997. The proposed consent decree, if entered,
will resolve the liability of Alfa-Laval, Inc. and Theodore S. Losee,
Sr., (collectively, ``Defendants''), under Sections 106 and 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), in connection with alleged releases
of hazardous substances at the Jones Sanitation Superfund Site
(``Site''), a 57-acre parcel located near the intersection of Crum
Elbow Road and Cardinal Road in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York.
Under the settlement reflected in the proposed consent decree, Alfa-
Laval, Inc. will perform remedial design/remedial action work at the
Site implementing the Record of Decision issued March 31, 1997 and pay
response costs of up to $535,000 to the United States. Theodore Losee
will provide access and
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institutional controls in connection with the Site.
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, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. Alfa-
Laval, Inc., et al., Department of Justice No. 90-11-3-1221.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 100
Church Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10007; 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,
N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 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 $24.24 (25 cents per page
reproduction costs) payable to Consent Decree Library.
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-33826 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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