[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

    In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 9622(d) and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on March 30, 1994, a proposed consent decree in 
United States of America v. The Carborundum Company, et al., Civil 
Action No. 94-1484-WGB, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey. The United States' complaint 
sought injunctive relief and recovery of response costs under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) against The Carborundum Company, Cooper Industries, Inc., 
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company, Engelhard 
Corporation, Fluid Conditioning Products, Inc., Kearfott Guidance & 
Navigation Corporation, Inc., Schering Corporation, and Scovill, Inc. 
in regard to remediation of hazardous substances found at the Caldwell 
Trucking Site in the Town of Fairfield, New Jersey, a National 
Priorities List facility. The consent decree provides, inter alia, that 
the defendants will conduct remediation of the soils and sludges and 
ground water contamination at the Caldwell Trucking Site and pay 
$1,960,000 in past response costs to the United States incurred in 
connection with the Site.
    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. The Carborundum Company, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-952.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., room 502, Newark, N.J. 07102 and 
at the Region II office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 26 
Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278. 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 (excluding Appendices) 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 $30.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the ``Consent Decree Library.''
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-9376 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am]
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