[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 73584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33833]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on December 15, 1999, a proposed consent decree in
United States v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Civil Action No. CIV 99-
712-S, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Oklahoma. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the
liability of Eagle-Picher under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA at the
Eagle-Picher Henryetta Superfund Site (``Site'') located in Henryetta,
Oklahoma. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, Eagle-Picher has
agreed to an Allowed Environmental Claim in its Bankruptcy proceeding
in the amount of $5.0 million for reimbursement of response costs.
For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication,
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the
proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action.
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Eagle-Picher
Industries, Inc. DOJ #90-11-3-1724/1.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1200 West
Okmulgee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74401, and at the office of the United
Stats Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Jon Weisberg, Assistant Regional
Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may also be obtained by mail
from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC. 20044. Copies of the decree may be obtained by mail
from the Consent Decree Library. Such requests should be accompanied by
a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per page reproduction charge
for decree, payable to ``Consent Decree Library''. When requesting
copies, please refer to United States v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
DOJ
#90-11-3-1724/1.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-33833 Filed 12-29-99 8:45 am]
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