[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54706-54707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26364]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement in In 
re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. 93 B 319, was lodged 
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of 
Illinois, on Oct. 10, 1995, among the United States, on behalf of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Economic Development 
Administration of the 

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Department of Commerce (``EDA''), Navistar International Transportation 
Corp. (``Navistar''), and the debtors. The United States filed a claim 
against the debtors in this action for the debtors' liability under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., for investigation and clean-up 
costs at the Wisconsin Steel Works site, in Chicago, Illinois. Under 
the Settlement Agreement, the debtors will pay EPA $5,000 in cash, and 
will provide an allowed claim of $1,000,000 to Navistar for use in 
Navistar's investigation and clean-up of the site. The Settlement 
Agreement includes a covenant not to sue by the United States under 
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607, and 
under Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 
U.S.C. 6973 (``RCRA'').
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Settlement Agreement for a period of 30 days from the date of 
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should 
refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
1064A. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public hearing in 
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the office the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois, 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 Settlement Agreement 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 $5.75 for the decree (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc., 
et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1064A.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-26364 Filed 10-24-95; 8:45 am]
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