[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 29713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13583]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement in In re Edward Cyril
Niedermeyer
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement between
the United States on behalf of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Trustee of the bankruptcy estate in
In re Edward Cyril Niedermeyer was lodged on May 18, 1995, with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon in In re
Edward Cyril Niedermeyer, No. 393-34353-elp7 (Bankr. D. Ore.), No. 1-
91-00100. Under the Agreement, the United States will have an allowed
general unsecured claim of $10,000,000. Any payments received by EPA
will be used to implement response action at the Pacific Wood Treating
Site in Ridgefield, Washington under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq., or by the State of Washington, Department of Ecology, pursuant
to a cooperative agreement with EPA, to implement response action at
the Site pursuant to state law. The Settlement Agreement also resolves
the United States' proof of claim on behalf of EPA filed under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Settlement Agreement for 30 days following the publication of
this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to In re Edward
Cyril Niedermeyer, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-743. Commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance
with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of
the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, 312 U.S.
Courthouse, 620 SW Main Street, Portland, Oregon 97205; the Region X
Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101; 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 of the Settlement Agreement
without attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $1.50 (25
cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-13583 Filed 6-2-95; 8:45 am]
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