[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20405]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act
In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28
C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d)(2)(B), notice is hereby
given that a proposed Fifth Partial Consent Decree in United States v.
GSF Energy, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 97-5440 JGD, was lodged on July
23, 1997, with the United States District Court for the Central
District of California. That action was brought pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
for cleanup and cost recovery at the Operating Industries, Inc.
Superfund site in Monterey Park, California.
Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the settling parties, GSF Energy
and Air Products and Chemicals Inc., will pay $1.762 million to resolve
their liability for the performance of remedial actions at the
Operating Industries site, and for reimbursement of costs incurred and
to be incurred by the United States at the site. Work is ongoing at the
site to perform the remedial actions by other parties who have settled
in previous consent decrees for the same matters as this consent
decree.
As provided in 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7 and 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 9622(d)(2)(B), the Department of Justice will receive comments
from persons who are not named as parties to this action relating to
the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty days from the date
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should
refer to United States v. GSF Energy, L.L.C., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-156I.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles,
California 90012, and at the Region IX office of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California
94105. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may also be examined at
the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W. 4th Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20005 (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be
obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $11.00 for a
copy of the consent decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs)
payable to ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-20405 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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