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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
Amended

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7 and pursuant 
to Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Reeves 
Southeastern Corporation, Civil Action No. 94-1752-CIV-T-24A, was 
lodged on November 2, 1994, with the United States District Court for 
the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.
    This case concerns the Reeves Southeastern Galvanizing (``SEG'') 
facility and the Reeves Southeastern Wire (``SEW'') facility which are 
located along the north and south sides of State Road 574 in Tampa, 
and, together are known as the Reeves Southeastern Corporation 
Superfund Site (the ``Site''). Pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, the Complaint in this action 
seeks recovery of all past and future costs incurred and to be incurred 
by the United States at the Site, and injunctive relief for the Site, 
namely, implementation of remedies selected by EPA in Records of 
Decision (``ROD'') for Operable Unit (``OU'') One, dated October 13, 
1992, for OU two, dated September 9, 1993, and for OU three dated June 
28, 1994. The ROD for OU One provides for excavation of contaminated 
soils and sediments at the SEW and SEG facilities, backfilling of those 
excavated areas with clean fill, solidification and stabilization of 
contaminated soils and sediments, disposal of the solidified material 
above the water table on the SEG facility and installation of a low 
permeability cap over the solidified material. The ROD for OU Two 
requires that the surficial aquifer be monitored for at least 2\1/2\ 
years after the source control measures required in the Operable Unit 
One ROD have been completed. If, after 2\1/2\ years have expired, 
levels of contaminants of concern in the surficial aquifer have not 
been reduced to a pre-determined targeted level, the surficial aquifer 
will have to be actively remediated through a pump and treat system. If 
levels have attenuated to the target level, pump and treat will not be 
required at that time; however, monitoring will continue. The ROD for 
OU Three requires sampling and monitoring of the North Wetland.
    Defendant Reeves (the ``Settling Defendant'') has agreed in the 
proposed Consent Decree to pay the United States $297,759 for past 
response costs incurred at the Site, as well as all future costs of 
overseeing the implementation of the Remedial Actions of OU One, Two 
and Three. The Settling Defendant has also agreed to implement the 
remedy selected by EPA for the 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 Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v. Reeves Southeastern Corporation, DOJ Ref. #90-11-2-
897C.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 500 Zack St. Room 
410, Tampa, Florida 33602; the Office of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, 345 Courtland Street, N.E., 
Atlanta, Georgia; 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 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 $30.00 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library for 
a copy of the Consent Decree with attachments or a check in the amount 
of $21.25, for a copy of the proposed Consent Decree without those 
attachments.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-31113 Filed 12-16-94; 8:45 am]
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