[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26799]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree in Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Action

    In accordance with the Departmental Policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, 
notice is hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Board 
of Commissioners for Cecil County, Maryland, Civil Action No. AMD 96-
3082, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
of Maryland on September 30, 1996.
    On September 30, 1996, the United States filed a complaint against 
the Board of Commissioners for Cecil County, Maryland (``Cecil 
County''), as the owner and operator of the Woodlawn Landfill Superfund 
Site (the ``Site''), pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a). The proposed Consent Decree resolves the alleged 
liability of Cecil County for response costs incurred and to be 
incurred by the United States at the Site. The proposed Consent Decree 
also resolves the alleged liability in contribution of the United 
States Department of the Navy (``Navy'') for response costs incurred 
and to be incurred at the Site. Pursuant to the terms of the Decree, 
Cecil County will pay $4.75 million in response costs, plus interest, 
over 5 years. The United States on behalf of the Navy will pay $1.25 
million in response costs.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. Board of Commissioners for 
Cecil County, DOJ No. 90-11-2-972.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, District of Pennsylvania, U.S. 
Courthouse, 8th Floor, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; 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 Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from 
the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, 
D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy of the proposed Consent Decree, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $15.25 for the Decree only or 
$66.25 for the Decree and all attachments (twenty-five cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-26799 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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