[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18096]
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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 Sec. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed settlement agreement in In re: Chem-Tech
Systems, Inc., Case No. LA95-18924-SB (C.D. Cal.), was lodged on June
21, 1996 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central
District of California. On August 30, 1995, the United States filed a
Proof of Claim in the Debtor's Chapter 11 case, seeking reimbursement
of past and future response costs for a cleanup at the Casmalia
Resources Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility Site (the ``Site'') in
Santa Barbara, California. Under section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), Chem-Tech is liable for these costs because of its
contribution of hazardous substances to the Site.
The proposed settlement agreement provides that the United States'
claim will be valued at $1.6 million and will receive the same
treatment as other general unsecured creditors. Chem-Tech will receive
a covenant not to sue from the United States related to the Site and
will receive protection from suits from other parties.
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, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044; and refer to In re: Chem-Tech Systems, DOJ Ref. #90-7-1-611C.
The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at the office of
the United States Attorney, Central District of California, 300 North
Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California 90012; at the Region IX
office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California 94105; 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 $4.00 (25 cents
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-18096 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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