[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26816-26817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12718]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Northwest Pipe & Casing
Co. v. United States under the Comprehensive Environment Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States and
State of Oregon versus Hall No. 97-683HA (D. Ore.), entered into by the
United States on behalf of U.S. EPA, the State of Oregon, on behalf of
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (``DEQ'') and Wayne C.
Hall, Jr. was lodged on April 29, 1997 with the United States District
Court for the District of Oregon. The proposed Consent Decree resolves
certain claims of the United States against Wayne C. Hall, Jr.,
relating to the Northwest Pipe & Casting Site in Clackamas County,
Oregon. Under the Decree, Mr. Hall will, inter alia pay the United
States $1,058,500 and will also convey real property to the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (``DEQ''), as trustee, which will
hold the property for the benefit of U.S. EPA, DEQ, and Northwest Pipe
& Casing Co. in accordance with the terms of the proposed Consent
Decree.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for 30 days following the publication of this
Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of
Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States and
State of Oregon v. Hall D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1557A. Commenters may
request an opportunity for public meeting in the affected area in
accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, 888 S.W. 5th Ave.,
Suite 1000, Portland, OR 97204-2024; the Region 10 Office of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA
98101; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of
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the proposed Consent 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 of the proposed Consent Decree, please
enclose a check in the amount of $18.50 (25 cents per page for
reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section; Environment and
Natural Resources Division
[FR Doc. 97-12718 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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