[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14619]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement in In re: Big Four
Metals, Inc., Case No. 93 04010-B-V 11, was lodged on May 3, 1995, with
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
Indiana.
This Settlement Agreement resolves the claims asserted by the
United States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA'') against Big Four Metals, Inc. (``Debtor'') pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., for response costs incurred and
to be incurred at the Interstate Lead Company, Inc., Superfund Site
located in Leeds, Alabama (the ``ILCO Site'').
The Debtor filed a Petition for Reorganization under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code on November 22, 1994. EPA filed a Proof of Claim on
February 3, 1995. EPA and the Debtor have agreed that the Debtor shall
pay EPA $10,000, or approximately one-half of the proceeds available
for distribution to general unsecured creditors, in settlement of EPA's
claim. In return, EPA will agree not to sue the Debtor for CERCLA
claims related to the ILCO Site.
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 Environment and Natural Resources
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer
to In Re: Big Four Metals, Inc., DOJ Ref. # 90-11-2-108E.
The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of
the United States Attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 5th Floor
United States Courthouse, 46 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204; the Region 4 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 345
Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30365; and at the Consent Decree
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 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,
NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please
refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $2.00
(25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree
Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Section Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-14619 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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