[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32203]


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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

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the action 
entitled United States v. Amro Realty Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 
87-CV-1418 lodged on December 10, 1996 with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of New York.
    The United States currently has claims pending against three 
defendants, pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 9607, seeking to recover approximately $35 million in past and 
future costs associated with the American Thermostat Superfund Site, 
located in Green County, New York. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, 
three potentially responsible parties at the Site have agreed to pay 
$965,597.71 and agreed to a judgment lien on the Site property worth 
approximately $400,000 to $500,000 to partially pay for estimated Site 
costs.
    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. Any 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. Amro, DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-3-242.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at EPA Region 2, 
(contact Cynthia Psoras, 212-637-3169) 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, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the 
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $7.25 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-32203 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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