[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58100-58101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28667]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement in In Re Pacific Wood 
Treating Corp. and In Re Niedermeyer-Martin Co.

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement among, 
inter alia, the United States on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Department of the 
Interior (``DOI''), State of Washington, Trustees of the bankruptcy 
estates in In re Pacific Wood Treating Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-
Martin Co. was lodged on November 6, 1995, with the United States 
Bankuptcy Court for the District of Oregon in In re Pacific Wood 
Treating Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-Martin Co., No. 393-34766-p7, 393-
34767-p7 (Bankr. D. Ore.) Under the Agreement, Debtor Pacific Wood 
Treating Corp. (``PWT'') will pay EPA $190,000 and EPA will be paid 55% 
of the net proceeds for general unsecured creditors in the PWT 
bankruptcy estate, and DOI will be paid 5% of such net proceeds. EPA 
will also be paid 40% of the net proceeds for general unsecured 
creditors in the Niedermeyer-Martin Co. (``N-M'') bankruptcy estate, 
and DOI will be paid 5% of such net proceeds. Any payments received by 
EPA will be used to implement response action at or near the Pacific 
Wood Treating Facility in Ridgefield, Washington or relating to any 
migration of hazardous substances or wastes from the Facility under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601 et seq., or by the State of 
Washington, Department of Ecology, pursuant to a cooperative agreement 
with EPA, to implement response action pursuant to state law. Any 
payments received by DOI will be used to restore, replace, or acquire 
natural resources or assess natural resource damages at or near the 
Pacific Wood Treating Facility or relating to any migration of 
hazardous substances or wastes from the Facility. The Settlement 
Agreement also resolves the United States' proofs of claim on behalf of 
EPA filed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 
42 U.S.C. Secs. 6901 et seq. 
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Settlement Agreement for 30 days following the publication of 
this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Division, Department of Justice, 
Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to In re Pacific Wood Treating 
Corp. and In re Niedermeyer-Martin Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-743A, B. 
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of 
the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, 312 U.S. 
Courthouse, 620 SW Main Street, Portland, Oregon 97205; the Region X 
Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101; 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, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy of the Settlement 
Agreement without attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$6.00 (25 cents per page for reproduction 

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costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-28667 Filed 11-22-95; 8:45 am]
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