[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30891]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as 
Amended

    In accordance with Department of Justice policy, 28 CFR 50.7 notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Farber, et al., Civil No. 86-3736, was lodged on November 19, 1996, 
with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. 
The decree resolves claims against Benjamin Farber in the above-
referenced action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for contamination at the 
Syncon Resins Site in South Kearny, New Jersey (the ``Site''). In the 
proposed consent decree, Mr. Farber agrees to a judgment against him in 
the amount of $19 million, agrees to reimburse the Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA'') for $750,000 in past response costs 
incurred by EPA at the Site, pay the net proceeds of the sale of the 
Site and pay a percentage of any insurance recovery relating to the 
Site. This settlement was reached based on an assessment of Mr. 
Farber's ability to pay.
    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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v.  Farber, et al., DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-3-116.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room 502, Newark, New Jersey, 
07102; the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290 
Broadway, New York, NY 10278; and the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy 
of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please refer to 
the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $8.00 for the 
Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30891 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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