[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5036]



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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 and 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that on February 21, 1996, a proposed consent decree in 
United States v. Reliance Battery Mfg. Co., Civil Action No. 1-94-CV-
80018, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Iowa. This consent decree represents a settlement 
of claims against Reliance Battery Mfg. Co., William S. Grant, and 
Rosemary V. Grant (``Defendants'') under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.
    On April 25, 1994, the United States filed a Complaint pursuant to 
Sections 107(a) and (c)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a) 
and (c)(3) for response costs and punitive damages against Defendants. 
Subsequently, the United States and Defendants reached a settlement 
which resolves the issues set forth in the Complaint. Under this 
settlement between the United States and Defendants, Defendants will 
pay the United States $20,000 towards response costs incurred by the 
United States in connection with the release of hazardous substances 
from the Reliance Battery Mfg. Co. facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
The consent decree also provides that Defendants will clean up existing 
contamination at the Reliance Battery Mfg. Co. site and will reimburse 
the United States for all costs it incurs in connection with this 
cleanup. In addition, the consent decree contains measures designed to 
prevent future releases of hazardous substances to the environment.
    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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Reliance Battery Mfg. Co., D.J. ref. 90-11-2-961.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the following 
locations: (1) Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District 
of Iowa, 115 U.S. Courthouse, East 1st and Walnut Streets, Des Moines, 
Iowa; (2) Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 
726 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Kansas; and (3) the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. 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 
$13.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-5036 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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