[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21461]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States et 
al. v. ALCOA et al., Civil Action No. 89-7421, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 
on August 5, 1997.
    On October 16, 1989, the United States filed a complaint against 18 
generator and owner/operator defendants under Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for response costs incurred and to be 
incurred by the United States at the Moyer Landfill Superfund Site in 
Collegeville, Pennsylvania (the ``Site''). The Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania joined the action as plaintiff seeking reimbursement of 
its response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. The 
proposed consent decree resolves the liability of twenty-two 
municipalities and one municipal solid waste hauler, subject to 
reopeners for new information and new site conditions. The settlors 
agree to design and construct an on-site leachate treatment plant as 
part of the remedy at the Site.
    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 et al. v. ALCOA et al., DOJ No. 
90-11-3-145. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting 
in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 
Chestnut Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19106; the Region III 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 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. 
Copies of the Consent Decree may also be examined and obtained by mail 
at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892). When requesting a copy by mail, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $39.00 (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. 97-21461 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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