[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44047-44048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21080]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that two proposed consent decrees in United
States v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 92-
2214-FBRO (W.D. Tenn.), where lodged on August 15, 1995 with the United
States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The
proposed consent decrees settle an action brought under Section 107 of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607, as amended, against Velsicol Chemical
Corporation, the City of Memphis, and The Procter & Gamble Cellulose
Corporation for recovery of costs incurred by the United States in
responding to the release and threatened release of hazardous
substances at the North Hollywood Landfill located in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tennessee.
The proposed consent decree with Velsicol Chemical Corporation and
the City of Memphis, Tennessee provides that those entities will
collectively pay $1,595,000 to resolve their liability to the United
States for past costs incurred at the North Hollywood Landfill. The
proposed consent decree with The Procter & Gamble Cellulose Corporation
provides for a payment of $300,000 to resolve The Procter & Gamble
Cellulose Corporation's liability with the United States for costs
incurred at the North Hollywood Landfill. The proposed
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consent decree with The Procter & Gamble Cellulose Corporation includes
a covenant not to sue by the United States under Sections 106 and 107
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and under Section 7003
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C.
6973.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the two
proposed consent decrees. With respect to the consent decree with The
Procter & Gamble Cellulose Corporation, commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance
with section 7003(d) of RCRA. 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 the United States v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation, et al., DOJ Ref.
#90-11-2-629A.
The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, Western district of Tennessee, 1026 Federal
Office Building, 167 N. Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; the
Region IV Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 345 Courtland
Street NE., 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 consent decrees may be obtained in person or by
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting copies please refer to the
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $9.00 (25 cents
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-21080 Filed 8-23-95; 8:45 am]
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