[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30891]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as
Amended
In accordance with Department of Justice policy, 28 CFR 50.7 notice
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v.
Farber, et al., Civil No. 86-3736, was lodged on November 19, 1996,
with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
The decree resolves claims against Benjamin Farber in the above-
referenced action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for contamination at the
Syncon Resins Site in South Kearny, New Jersey (the ``Site''). In the
proposed consent decree, Mr. Farber agrees to a judgment against him in
the amount of $19 million, agrees to reimburse the Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') for $750,000 in past response costs
incurred by EPA at the Site, pay the net proceeds of the sale of the
Site and pay a percentage of any insurance recovery relating to the
Site. This settlement was reached based on an assessment of Mr.
Farber's ability to pay.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to
United States v. Farber, et al., DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-3-116.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room 502, Newark, New Jersey,
07102; the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290
Broadway, New York, NY 10278; and 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. In requesting a copy, please refer to
the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $8.00 for the
Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the
Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30891 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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