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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Lodging of Joint Stipulation and Order of Dismissal Pursuant to 
the Clean Water Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree Among the United States, 
the State of Texas, Settling Defendants, Settling Federal Agencies, and 
Settling State Agencies in United States of America v. David Bowen 
Wallace, et al., Civil Action No. 3-93CV0838-P (consolidated with No. 
C:93-CV-0841-G) was lodged on August 1, 1994 with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.
    On April 30, 1993, the United States and the State of Texas filed a 
Complaint pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607, as 
amended (``CERCLA'') for reimbursement of response costs incurred and 
to be incurred by the United States for response actions related to the 
release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the Bio-
Ecology Superfund Site in Grand Prairie, Texas. Subsequently, the 
United States, the State of Texas, Settling Defendants, Settling 
Federal Agencies, and Settling State Agencies reached a settlement 
which resolves many of the issues set forth in the Complaint. Under the 
Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants shall pay $4,025,433 to the 
United States, and Settling State Agencies shall pay $7,500 to the 
United States. The Settling Federal Defendants shall cause to be 
transferred $4,312,353 to the EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund as 
reimbursement of EPA past response costs. This amount shall be subject 
to a credit of and reduced by $3,176,032, which represents the amount 
already paid by the Settling Federal Agencies toward remediation at the 
Bio-Ecology 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 Acting 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should 
refer to United States of America v. David Bowen Wallace et al., DOJ 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-204A.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, United States Courthouse, 1100 Commerce Street, 
Room 16G28, Dallas, Texas 75242; the Region VI Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202; 
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 Consent 
Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In 
requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a 
check in the amount of $27.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-19571 Filed 8-10-94; 8:45 am]
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