95-14367. Notice of Lodging a Joint Stipulation of Settlement Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 31165-31166]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-14367]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
    Notice of Lodging a Joint Stipulation of Settlement Pursuant to 
    the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
    
        In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. 
    6973(d), notice is hereby given that on June 2, 1995, a proposed joint 
    stipulation of settlement in United States v. Dale Valentine, et al., 
    Civil Action No. 93CV1005J, was lodged with the United States District 
    Court for the District of Wyoming.
        The complaint filed by the United States on February 19, 1993, 
    seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties under Section 7003 of the 
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The 
    complaint alleges that an abandoned oil reprocessing facility near 
    Glenrock, Wyoming, commonly known as Powder River Crude processors or 
    Big Muddy Oil Processors (the ``Site''), may present an imminent and 
    substantial endangerment to human health or the environment. The 
    complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of 
    administrative orders issued by EPA under Section 7003 of RCRA for a 
    cleanup of the Site.
        Under this stipulation, one of the ten defendants named in the 
    action, Jim's Water Service, Inc., will pay a civil penalty of $90,000 
    to the United States for violations of the administrative order issued 
    by EPA to it on October 3, 1991. The stipulation provides that the 
    penalty claim alleged in the Complaint will be dismissed with 
    prejudice, and all other claims alleged in the Complaint, which include 
    the claims for injunctive relief, will be dismissed without prejudice. 
    This settlement is based in part on information provided to the United 
    States by Defendant Jim's Water Service, Inc. indicating that its 
    financial ability to pay a civil penalty is [[Page 31166]] limited. 
    Five other defendants in this action are performing work pursuant to a 
    consent decree entered by the Court on June 21, 1994, designed to 
    address conditions at the Site which may present an imminent and 
    substantial endangerment to health or the environment.
        The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
    days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
    proposed stipulation of settlement. Comments should be addressed to the 
    Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
    Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, 
    Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. Dale 
    Valentine, et al., DOJ Ref. #90-7-1-692. In accordance with Section 
    7003(d) of RCRA, commenters can also request a public meeting in the 
    affected area.
        The proposed stipulation may be examined at the Office of the 
    United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming, 3rd Floor, Federal 
    Building, 111 South Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 82601; the United States 
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 999 18th Street--Suite 500, 
    Denver, Colo. 80202-2466; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 ``G'' 
    Street NW., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy 
    of the proposed stipulation may be obtained in person or by mail from 
    the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, 
    D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case 
    and number, and enclose a check in the amount of $1.50 (25 cents per 
    page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
    Bruce S. Gelber,
    Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
    Natural Resources Division.
    [FR Doc. 95-14367 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/13/1995
Department:
Justice Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
95-14367
Pages:
31165-31166 (2 pages)
PDF File:
95-14367.pdf