[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46825-46826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22551]


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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: The Parson's Company, Case No. 82 B 751, was lodged with the United 
States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, on 
August 27, 1996, among the United States, on behalf of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), the State of Illinois, and 
the debtor. The United States filed an application for reimbursement of 
administrative expenses against the debtor in the action for the 
debtor's liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et 
seq., for investigation and clean-up costs at the debtor's property, in 
Belvidere, Illinois. The State also filed a claim against the debtor 
for the State's own clean-up costs. Under the Settlement Agreement, the 
debtor will pay the United States and the State, in equal shares, the 
assets remaining in the estate after payment of professionals' fees and 
taxes. 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. Sec. 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: The Parson's Company, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-891. Commenters 
may request an opportunity for a public hearing in the affected area, 
in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.

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    The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the office of 
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 $3.25 for the Agreement (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to In re: The Parson's Company, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-2-891.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-22551 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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