[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5829]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v.
City of Fresno, Civil Action No. CIV F 98-5195 REC/SMS, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
on February 25, 1998.
In the action the United States sought recovery of response costs
and injunctive relief against the City of Fresno pursuant to Sections
104, 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606 and
9607, relative to the release or threat of release of hazardous
substances at the Fresno Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site located in
Fresno County, California (``the Site''). Response costs to be
recovered by the United States under the Consent Decree are past
response costs and the future oversight costs of EPA. Pursuant to the
injunctive relief provided by the Consent Decree Fresno will implement
a final remedy for its municipal landfill under two scope of work
documents. The first scope of work provides for landfill cover,
landfill gas extraction and treatment, and stormwater management. The
second scope of work provides for a phased cleanup of contaminated
groundwater.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
the proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. City of Fresno (E.D. Cal), DOJ
Ref. #90-11-2-1203.
A copy of the proposed decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 1130 O Street, Room 3654, Fresno, California
93721 and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105.
Copies of the proposed consent decrees may be examined at the
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the consent decrees may also be
obtained in person or by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy
of the decree by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $43.75
for a copy including exhibits, or $18.25 for a copy excluding exhibits
(twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the
``Consent Decree Library.''
Bruce Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-5829 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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