[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25995]



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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

    Notice is hereby given that on September 2, 1997, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Vogel Paint and Wax Co., C97-4078 
MWB (N.D. Iowa) was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of Iowa. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the 
United States' claims in this action against Vogel Paint and Wax 
Company, Incorporated (``Vogel'') under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), for response costs incurred and to be incurred by 
the United States at the Vogel Paint and Wax Company Site (``Site'') in 
Sioux County, Iowa.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires, inter alia, that Vogel will 
pay to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund $200,000. In addition, 
Vogel is required to implement and perform certain response actions at 
the Site as ordered by the State of Iowa. The proposed Consent Decree 
grants to Vogel a covenant not to sue under Sections 106 and 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607(a), and the contribution 
protection afforded by Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 9613(f)(2), for matters addressed in the proposed Consent Decree. 
The proposed Consent Decree contains reopeners which allow the United 
States, in certain situations, to institute additional proceedings to 
require Vogel to perform response actions or reimburse the United 
States for additional costs of response.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (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, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Vogel Paint and Wax Co., DOJ No. 90-11-3-855.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 320 6th St., 
Sioux City, Iowa 51101; and at the Consent Decree library, 1120 G 
Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. A copy of the proposed 
Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree library. When requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $11.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
Consent Decree library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25995 Filed 9-30-97; 8:45 am]
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