[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25815]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

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

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR 
50.7 and Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622, 
notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States 
v. Environmental Conservation and Chemical Corporation, et al., Civil 
Action No. 83-1419C (S.D. Ind.)., was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Indiana, on September 29, 1994. That 
action was brought against approximately 283 defendants pursuant to 
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA for the cleanup of, and for recovery of 
costs the United States incurred in performing response actions at, the 
Envirochem Site. The eight settlors to this decree as de minimis 
contributors of hazardous substances to the Site, as defined in Section 
122(g) of CERCLA, and under the terms of this decree are paying a 
certain charge per gallon of wastes that they sent to the Site. This 
money will be used to reimburse the Superfund for costs the United 
States incurred in carrying out certain response actions at the Site. 
The terms of this decree are substantially similar to the terms of two 
other de minimis settlements entered in this case in 1990 and 1991, 
which involved other de minimis defendants. The Site is currently being 
remediated by other defendants pursuant to a consent decree entered in 
1991.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. Environmental Conservation and Chemical Corporation, et al., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-48.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S. 
Courthouse, 5th floor, 46 E. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; at 
the Region V office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; 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. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $12.25 for the decree (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Environmental 
Conservation and Chemical Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-
48.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-25815 Filed 10-18-94; 8:45 am]
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