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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to Cercla

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement 
(``Agreement'') in In re Traps World Airlines, Inc., Case No. 92-115, 
between the United States and Trans World Airlines Inc. (``TWA'') was 
lodged on November 17, 1994, with the United States Bankruptcy Court 
for the District of Delaware.
    On January 31, 1992, TWA filed a petition for relief under title 
11, chapter 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 101, et seq. 
On May 15, 1992, the United States, on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), filed a Proof of Claim against TWA related 
to the Doepke-Holliday Superfund Site located in Johnson County, 
Kansas. The Proof of Claim asserts a claim, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., for at least $500,000 for 
unreimbursed environmental response costs incurred by the United States 
at the Doepke-Holliday Superfund Site; and for response costs to be 
incurred in the future by the United States at the Site estimated to 
total up to $10,500,000. TWA also may have potential liability under 
CERCLA for unreimbursed environmental responses costs incurred by the 
United States at the Operating Industries Superfund Site located in Los 
Angeles County, California; and for response costs to be incurred in 
the future by the United States at the Site estimated to total up 
$650,000,000.
    The United States and TWA have reached a settlement which resolves 
the issues set forth in the Proof of Claim. Under the Settlement 
Agreement, EPA will received a total of $300,000: $200,000 in 
satisfaction of EPA's claims relating to the Doepke-Holliday Superfund 
Site; and $100,000 in satisfaction of any potential TWA liability 
related to the Operating Industries Superfund Site. In exchange, the 
United States will provide TWA with covenant not to sue (with 
reservation) related to the Doepke-Holliday and Operating Industries 
Superfund Sites.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Settlement Agreement for thirty days following the publication 
of this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to In re Trans 
World Airlines, Inc., No. 92-115 (Bankr. Delaware), D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-973. The proposed Settlement may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Chemical Bank 
Plaza, 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100, Wilmington, Delaware 19899-2046; 
the Region VII Office of the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; 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 Settlement Agreement 
and Stipulated Order 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 $2.75 (25 cents per page), payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Chief Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-30884 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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