[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23377]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Sherwood Medical Company, Civ. No. 8:96CV486, was lodged on
August 30, 1996 with the United States District Court for the District
of Nebraska. The proposed Consent Decree requires Sherwood Medical
Company (``Sherwood'') to implement a remedial action consistent with
the Record of Decision and the Explanation of Significant Differences
issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for the Sherwood Medical
Company site (``site'') located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The Consent
Decree also requires Sherwood to reimburse the United States for all
outstanding response costs incurred and to be incurred at the site.
Contemporaneously with lodging the Consent Decree, the United States
filed a complaint alleging that Sherwood is an owner or operator of the
site within the meaning of Sections 107(a)(1) and 107(a)(2) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(1) and 9607(a)(2), and that Sherwood
arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at the site within
the meaning of Section 107(a)(3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(3); and
thus, is liable for cleanup and response costs incurred in remediating
the site.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree. 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 United
States v. Sherwood Medical Company, DOJ Reference Number 90-11-2-993.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Region VII
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 726 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G
Street, 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 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 $31.00 (25 cents per page reproduction
costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-23377 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]
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