98-25665. Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51373-51374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25665]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Under Section 122(d)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2), notice is 
hereby given that on September 16, 1998, a proposed Consent Decree In 
United States v. AlliedSignal Inc., et al., Civil Action No. C3-98-405, 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio. In this action the United States sought 
implementation of remedial action and recovery of response costs under 
Sections 106(a) and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(a) and 9607(a), 
relating to the South Point Plant Superfund Site (``Site'') located 
near the Village of South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio.
    The Site is a 610-acre property that was used for several 
industrial purposes from 1943 to 1995, including chemical production, 
alternative fuel pilot plants, and ethanol production. The Site's soils 
and groundwater have become contaminated with hazardous substances that 
include volatile organic compounds, ammonia, nitrate, and metals. The 
Site was placed on the National Priorities List on September 21, 1984.
    The settlors are AlliedSignal, Inc., a past owner and operator of 
the Site, and Ashland, Inc., Ashland Ethanol, Inc., and South Point 
Ethanol, An Ohio General Partnership, which are both past owners and 
operators of the Site, as well as the current owners of the Site. The 
settlors agree in the proposed decree to implement the clean up at the 
Site consistent with EPA's Record of Decision dated September 26, 1997, 
at an estimated cost of $4 million; plus to reimburse EPA for all 
future oversight costs and pay EPA $50,000 for past response costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments concerning 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, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC, 20044, and should 
refer to United States v. AlliedSignal, Inc., et al., DOJ Number 90-11-
2-1325. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in 
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following 
offices: (1) the Office of the United States Attorney, Southern 
District of Ohio, 602 Federal Building, 200 West Second Street, Dayton, 
Ohio 45402, [phone]; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604, [phone]; 
and (3) the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005, [phone]. A copy of the proposed Consent 
Decree

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may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a 
copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $40.00 (25 cents per page 
for reproduction charge) payable to the Consent Decree Library. In 
requesting a copy exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $19.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. 98-25665 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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