[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45270-45271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22599]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States v. Consolidated Rail Corp., et al., Case No. S90-56M, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Northern District of 
Indiana, on August 12, 1997. The United States filed separate 
Complaints, later consolidated, against the Consolidated Rail Corp. and 
Penn Central Corp. to recover response costs incurred by the United 
States in connection with releases or threatened releases of hazardous 
substances at the Conrail Superfund site in Elkhart, Indiana, pursuant 
to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607, and 
for a declaratory judgment under Section 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 9613(g)(2). Under the Consent Decree, the United States will 
receive more than $7 million in reimbursement of the costs it has 
expended in responding to

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releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances at the site, 
and the defendants will implement the remedy at the site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Partial Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should 
refer to United States v. Consolidated Rail Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. 
90-11-3-594. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting 
in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d).
    The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the offices 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois, 60604, or at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy 
of the proposed Partial Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy (without 
attachments), please enclose a check in the amount of $22.75 for the 
Decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to United States 
v. Consolidated Rail Corp. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-594.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-22599 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45am]
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