[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 52150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26421]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'')

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States v. Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. et al., (Civil Action 
No. 5:97-CV-138-V) was lodged on September 16, 1997 with the United 
States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
    Pursuant to Sections 107 and 113(g)(2) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9607 and 9613(g)(2), the United States 
sought the recovery of response costs incurred as a result of a removal 
action conducted at the Oak Hill Superfund Site located near Lenoir, 
Caldwell County, North Carolina. Pursuant to the terms of the Consent 
Decree, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. and Duke Energy 
Corporation have agreed to pay the United States $1,881,638.34, plus 
accrued interest, in reimbursement of the United States' past response 
costs. The Consent Decree includes a covenant not to sue by the United 
States for past response costs under Section 107 of CERCLA and Section 
7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 6973.
    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. 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 U.S. 
v. Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. et al., DOJ #90-11-3-1738. 
Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, Suite 1700 of the Carillon Building, 227 W. 
Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202; the Region 4 office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 
30303; and at 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 for the reproduction costs. If you want a copy of the Consent 
Decree (plus attachments), then the amount of the check should be $6.00 
(24 pages at 25 cents per page). The check should be made payable to 
the Consent Decree Library.
Walker Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-26421 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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