[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31843-31844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15230]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
Notice is hereby given that on April 11, 1997, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Gold Field Mining Corp., Civil Action No.
96-2146-JWL (D. Kan.) was lodged with the United States District Court
for the District of Kansas. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the
United States' claims in this action against Gold Fields Mining
Corporation (``Gold Fields'') and Viacom International Incorporated
(``Viacom'') regarding their liability under Section 107(a) of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), for response costs incurred and to be incurred
by the United States in connection with the Cherokee County Superfund
Site--Galena Subsite in Cherokee County, Kansas (``Subsite'').
The proposed Consent Decree requires, inter alia, that Gold Fields
and Viacom will pay to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund $2,100,000
and $492,000, respectively. The proposed Consent Decree grants to the
defendants a covenant not to sue and the contribution protection
afforded by Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9613(f)(2), for
matters addressed in the proposed Consent Decree. The proposed Consent
Decree contains reopeners which allow the United States, in certain
situations, to institute additional proceedings to require the
defendants to perform response actions or reimburse the United States
for additional costs of response.
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The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of this publication. 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 v. Gold Field Mining Corp., DOJ No. 90-11-2-1081.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, 500 State Avenue,
Suite 360, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; and at the Consent Decree
library, 1120 G Street, N.W. 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. A copy
of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail
from the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please enclose
a check in the amount of $7.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-15230 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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