[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37473-37474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17842]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d),
and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 11, 1995, a
proposed consent decree in United States of America v. Coakley
Landfill, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 95-339M, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. The
United States' complaint sought injunctive relief and recovery of
response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, Liability Act (``CERCLA'') and the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), against Coakley Landfill, Inc., Ronald
Coakley, Neil Coakley, Deborah Broza, and Patricia Case in regard to
the Coakley Landfill Superfund Site in the Towns of North Hampton and
Greenland, New Hampshire. The consent decree provides that the
defendants will pay $686,927.00 to the Superfund for response costs
incurred and to be incurred by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), $89,261.00 to the U.S. Department of the Interior (``DOI'')
for natural resource damages, and $66,212.00 to the State of New
Hampshire for response costs incurred and to be incurred by the State,
plus interest. The consent decree also provides that the defendants
will provide access to and institutional controls on property they own
at the Site in connection with response actions at the Site. The
Consent Decree includes a covenant not to sue by the United States
under Sections 106 and 107 of the CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and
9607, and under Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. Coakley Landfill, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-678A.
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 6973(d),
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the
United
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States Attorney, 55 Pleasant St., Rm. 312, Concord, New Hampshire 03301
and at the Region I office of the Environmental Protection Agency, One
Congress St., Boston, Massachusetts 02203. The proposed consent decree
may also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G St. NW., 4th
Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the proposed
consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, 1120 G St., NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $13.00 (25
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree
Library.''
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief Environmental Enforcement Section Environment & Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-17842 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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