[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28064-28065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13473]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Related to the Fred Ramsey 
Superfund Site Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act

    Notice is hereby given that two proposed consent decrees were 
lodged in United States  v. Fred Ramsey et al., Civil Action No. 7:96-
CV-14 (HL) (M.D. Ga.) on May 7, 1997, with the United States District 
Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The consent decrees settle 
claims against separate defendants brought under section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), for response costs incurred by 
the United States at the Fred Ramsey Tank Superfund Site (``Site'') in 
Valdosta, Georgia. These costs were incurred when EPA removed three 
abandoned aboveground storage tanks, one abandoned tanker-trailer, and 
contaminated soil from the Site. These tanks were formerly used by 
Ramsey Chemical Co. as part of its solvent recycling business and were 
moved to the Site by Mr. Ramsey. The United States has incurred 
approximately $335,000 in response costs (including interest).
    Under one of the proposed consent decrees, Mr. Ramsey is agreeing 
to pay $112,000 to the United States in reimbursement of response costs 
associated with the Site. In addition, Mr. Ramsey is agreeing to pay 
$213,000 in civil penalties under sections 104(e) and 106(b) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. Secs. 9604(e) and 9606(b), and section 3008(a) of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6928(a).
    Under the second proposed consent decree, thirteen former customers 
of Ramsey Chemical Co. (referred to as the ``Generator Group'') are 
collectively agreeing to pay $223,000 to the United States in 
reimbursement of response costs associated with the Fred Ramsey Tank 
Superfund Site. The parties to this decree are: General Motors 
Corporation; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.; Rexham Inc.; 
Guardsman Products, Inc.; BASF Corporation; Kalama Chemical Inc., 
Lobeco Products, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Grow Group, Inc.; 
ITT Automotive, Inc.; Miller Brewing Company; The Alpha Corporation of 
Tennessee; and, DeSoto, Inc.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty days from the date of 
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 20530. All comments should 
refer to the name of the case and to DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-1600.
    The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 433 Cherry Street, 
4th Floor, Galleria Building, Macon, Georgia, 31202; the Region 4 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsythe Street, 
S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005, (202) 624-0892. 
Copies of the proposed consent decrees 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

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case and enclose a check in the amount of $3.50 for the consent decree 
with Fred Ramsey, or $6.50 for the consent decree with the Generator 
Group (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-13473 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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