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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

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

    In accordance with Department of Justice Policy, 28 CFR 50.7 38 FR 
19029, notice is hereby given that on May 5, 1994, a Compliant was 
filed and a proposed Consent Decree was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Washington in United States 
v. Pacific Sound Resources, et al., Civil Action No. C94-687. The 
proposed Consent Decree settles claims asserted by the United States at 
the request of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for cleanup of 
releases of hazardous substances at the Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor Superfund 
Site and the proposed Pacific Sound Resources Superfund Site, both in 
Seattle, Washington. The Consent Decree also settles claims for natural 
resources damages at these two sites asserted by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the 
U.S. Department of the Interior, the Suquamish Indian Tribe, and the 
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (the Natural Resource Trustees). The settling 
defendants include Pacific Sound Resources, Inc. (PSR), which owns the 
sites and operates or formerly operated a wood treating facility at 
each of them, a trust created to take ownership of the sites during 
cleanup, and officers and directors of PSR.
    The Complaint assets claims under Sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. The Complaint seeks an order that 
the defendants implement remedial actions selected by EPA at each site, 
that they reimburse all response and assessment costs incurred and to 
be incurred by the plaintiffs, and that they pay damages for the injury 
to, destruction, and/or loss of use of natural resources resulting from 
contamination at the sites.
    Under the Consent Decree, all assets of PSR will be transferred to 
a trust to ensure that they will be sold at an appropriate time and 
that all proceeds will be devoted to cleanup and restoration of the 
Sites. The assets of PSR include several parcels of potentially 
valuable real estate. The amount that will be obtained towards cleanup 
and restoration costs under this agreement will depend in part on 
market conditions as the properties are sold.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should 
refer to United States v. Pacific Sound Resources, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-
1-525.
    The proposed Consent Decree and exhibits may be examined at the 
Region 10 Office of EPA, 7th Floor Records Center, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 9810. A copy of the Consent Decree and exhibits (if 
requested) may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 
624-0892. In requesting copies, please enclouse a check in the amount 
of $9.75 (without exhibits) or $29.25 (with exhibits) (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-12753 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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