[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12983]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed settlement agreement In re AM
International, Inc., et al., Case No. 82-B-04922 (Bktcy. N.D. Ill.) and
In re AM International, Inc., et al., Case No. 93-582 (Bktcy. Del.),
was lodged on May 13, 1996 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The proofs of
claim in these actions seek to recover, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. Secs. 9601 et seq., response costs incurred and to be incurred
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') at the Fisher
Calo Chemical Superfund Site near LaPorte, Indiana (``Site'').
The proposed settlement agreement embodies an agreement with AM
International Inc. (``AM''): (1) to pay $43,384 to the Hazardous
Substances Superfund for partial reimbursement of EPA's past and future
response costs at the Site; and (2) to pay $1,800 to the U.S.
Department of the Interior (``DOI'') to resolve potential claims for
natural resources damages in connection with the Site.
The proposed settlement agreement also provides AM with releases
for civil liability under Section 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606 and 9607(a), and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, for EPA's past and future
response cost and for natural damages at the Site for resources under
the trusteeship of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General for the Environmental and Natural Resources
Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611, and should refer to In re AM
International, Inc., et al, DOJ Ref. No. 90-7-1-23D. In addition,
pursuant to Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), any member of
the public who desires a public meeting in the area affected by the
proposed settlement agreement in order to discuss the proposed
settlement agreement prior to its final entry by the court may request
that such a meeting be held. Any such request for a public meeting
should be submitted within fifteen (15) days from the date of this
publication and sent to the same address and bear the same reference as
indicated above for submission of comments.
The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at the Office of
the United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, Dirkson
Building, Room 1200, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois
60604; the Region V Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, Attn: Andrew
Warren; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., Fourth
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed
settlement agreement may be obtained in person or by mail from the
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, Fourth Floor, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case
and enclose a check in the amount of $2.50 (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. 96-12983 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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