[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 17891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9445]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States versus
Nassau Metals Corp., C.A. No. 3:96-CV-562 (M.D. Pa.), was lodged on
March 23, 1998, with the United States District Court for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania. The consent decree resolves the United
States' claims with respect to past costs, pursuant to Section 107 of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607, in connection with the cleanup of the C&D
Recycling Site, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The decree
also resolves counterclaims alleged against the United States by
defendant Nassau Metals Corp. The decree, however, does not resolve the
United States' claims for past costs with respect to defendants Joseph
Brenner and Myron Brenner.
Under this mixed funding settlement, pursuant to Sections 112 and
122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9612 and 9622, defendant Nassau will
perform the remedial action selected by EPA for the Site at a cost of
approximately $10.3 million. EPA will pay approximately 30% of said
cost from the Superfund.
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. Nassau Metals Corp., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-1057-A.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, Suite 309, Federal Building, Washington and
Linden Streets, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18501; the Region III Office of
the Environmental Protection Agency, 840 Chestnut Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; and the Consent Decree Library, 1120
G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A
copy of the proposed decree 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 please refer to the referenced case
and enclose a check in the amount of $28.00 (.25 cents per page
production costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-9445 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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