[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12753]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
In accordance with Department of Justice Policy, 28 CFR 50.7 38 FR
19029, notice is hereby given that on May 5, 1994, a Compliant was
filed and a proposed Consent Decree was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington in United States
v. Pacific Sound Resources, et al., Civil Action No. C94-687. The
proposed Consent Decree settles claims asserted by the United States at
the request of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for cleanup of
releases of hazardous substances at the Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor Superfund
Site and the proposed Pacific Sound Resources Superfund Site, both in
Seattle, Washington. The Consent Decree also settles claims for natural
resources damages at these two sites asserted by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the
U.S. Department of the Interior, the Suquamish Indian Tribe, and the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (the Natural Resource Trustees). The settling
defendants include Pacific Sound Resources, Inc. (PSR), which owns the
sites and operates or formerly operated a wood treating facility at
each of them, a trust created to take ownership of the sites during
cleanup, and officers and directors of PSR.
The Complaint assets claims under Sections 106 and 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. The Complaint seeks an order that
the defendants implement remedial actions selected by EPA at each site,
that they reimburse all response and assessment costs incurred and to
be incurred by the plaintiffs, and that they pay damages for the injury
to, destruction, and/or loss of use of natural resources resulting from
contamination at the sites.
Under the Consent Decree, all assets of PSR will be transferred to
a trust to ensure that they will be sold at an appropriate time and
that all proceeds will be devoted to cleanup and restoration of the
Sites. The assets of PSR include several parcels of potentially
valuable real estate. The amount that will be obtained towards cleanup
and restoration costs under this agreement will depend in part on
market conditions as the properties are sold.
The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should
refer to United States v. Pacific Sound Resources, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-
1-525.
The proposed Consent Decree and exhibits may be examined at the
Region 10 Office of EPA, 7th Floor Records Center, 1200 Sixth Avenue,
Seattle, WA 9810. A copy of the Consent Decree and exhibits (if
requested) may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202)
624-0892. In requesting copies, please enclouse a check in the amount
of $9.75 (without exhibits) or $29.25 (with exhibits) (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-12753 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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