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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Lodging a Final Judgment by Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on July 21, 1994, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Virginia Properties, Inc., Civ. A. No. 
3:94CV498, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint in this action seeks 
recovery of costs and injunctive relief under Sections 106 and 107(a) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 
9607(a). This action involves the Rentokil/Virginia Properties, Inc. 
Superfund Site located in Richmond, Virginia.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Virginia Properties, Inc. will 
pay $278,618.42, to reimburse the Superfund for costs incurred by the 
United States in performing certain response actions at the Rentokil/
Virginia Properties Superfund Site. The Decree also requires Virginia 
Properties to perform the remedial action for the Site selected in the 
June 22, 1993 Record of Decision issued by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''). The Decree reserves the 
right of the United States to recover future response costs and seek 
further injunctive relief against the settling defendants for 
conditions at the Site that are not known by the United States at the 
time of entry of this decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty 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, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. Virginia 
Properties, Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-1093.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 600 E. 
Main Street, Suite 1800, Richmond, Va. 23219; Region III Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 
Pa.; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 ``G'' Street, N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)624-0892. A copy of the proposed 
decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library at the address listed above. In requesting a copy, please refer 
to the reference case and number, and enclose a check in the amount of 
$20.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-18952 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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