[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13995]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Lodging of a Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended
Notice is hereby given that on May 3, 1999, a proposed consent
decree in United States v. Johnnie Williams, et al., Civil Action No.
98-2704 MI BRE, was lodged with the United States District Court for
the Western District of Tennessee.
In this action, the United States sought reimbursement of response
costs under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. 9607(a). The costs were incurred with respect to the W & R Drum
site in Memphis, Tennessee. W & R Drum used the site between 1982 or
1983 and 1994 to recondition drums that originally contained printing
inks, paints, solvents, and other hazardous substances. W & R Drum's
operations left behind contaminated soil and approximately 27,000
drums. Under the proposed settlement, forty defendants who allegedly
sent hazardous substances to the site have agreed to pay a total of
$941,000 to settle United States' civil claims against them.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent
decree. 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.
Johnnie Williams, et al., Civil Action No. 98-2704 MI BRE, D.J. Ref.
90-11-2-1351.
The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the Untied
States Attorney, 167 North Main Street, Suite 800, Memphis, Tennessee
38103; at U.S. EPA Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street,
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G
Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy
of the consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount
of $18.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13995 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]
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