[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28064-28065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13473]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Related to the Fred Ramsey
Superfund Site Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
Notice is hereby given that two proposed consent decrees were
lodged in United States v. Fred Ramsey et al., Civil Action No. 7:96-
CV-14 (HL) (M.D. Ga.) on May 7, 1997, with the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The consent decrees settle
claims against separate defendants brought under section 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), for response costs incurred by
the United States at the Fred Ramsey Tank Superfund Site (``Site'') in
Valdosta, Georgia. These costs were incurred when EPA removed three
abandoned aboveground storage tanks, one abandoned tanker-trailer, and
contaminated soil from the Site. These tanks were formerly used by
Ramsey Chemical Co. as part of its solvent recycling business and were
moved to the Site by Mr. Ramsey. The United States has incurred
approximately $335,000 in response costs (including interest).
Under one of the proposed consent decrees, Mr. Ramsey is agreeing
to pay $112,000 to the United States in reimbursement of response costs
associated with the Site. In addition, Mr. Ramsey is agreeing to pay
$213,000 in civil penalties under sections 104(e) and 106(b) of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. Secs. 9604(e) and 9606(b), and section 3008(a) of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 6928(a).
Under the second proposed consent decree, thirteen former customers
of Ramsey Chemical Co. (referred to as the ``Generator Group'') are
collectively agreeing to pay $223,000 to the United States in
reimbursement of response costs associated with the Fred Ramsey Tank
Superfund Site. The parties to this decree are: General Motors
Corporation; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.; Rexham Inc.;
Guardsman Products, Inc.; BASF Corporation; Kalama Chemical Inc.,
Lobeco Products, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Grow Group, Inc.;
ITT Automotive, Inc.; Miller Brewing Company; The Alpha Corporation of
Tennessee; and, DeSoto, Inc.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty days from the date of
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 20530. All comments should
refer to the name of the case and to DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-1600.
The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 433 Cherry Street,
4th Floor, Galleria Building, Macon, Georgia, 31202; the Region 4
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsythe Street,
S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005, (202) 624-0892.
Copies of the proposed consent decrees 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
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case and enclose a check in the amount of $3.50 for the consent decree
with Fred Ramsey, or $6.50 for the consent decree with the Generator
Group (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent
Decree Library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-13473 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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