[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 17369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8242]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, notice is hereby given that 
on March 16, 1995, a proposed Amendment to a previously-entered partial 
consent decree and judgment in United States, et al. v. Thomas Solvent, 
et al., Civil Action No. K86-164 CA8 and K86-167 CA8, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. 
This Amendment is, among other things, a partial resolution of 
judgments previously entered against Thomas Solvent Company and Richard 
Thomas in connection with civil actions taken against them under 
Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), in 
connection with costs incurred by the United States and the State of 
Michigan in responding to releases of hazardous substances at and about 
the Verona Well Field, located in Battle Creek, Michigan.
    Under the Amendment, Thomas Solvent would cause several payments to 
be made out of the proceeds of its settlement with an insurance 
carrier. Among those payments would be one for $2.665 million to the 
United States and another for $0.585 million to the State of Michigan, 
in partial reimbursement of government response costs for which Thomas 
Solvent is liable under the previously-entered partial consent decree 
and judgment.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States et al. v. Thomas Solvent, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-140.
    The proposed Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 399 Federal Building, 
110 Michigan St., NW., Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at U.S. EPA Region 
5, Office of Regional Counsel, 200 West Adams, Chicago, Illinois, and 
at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 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 NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In 
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental 
Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 95-8242 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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