[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27209]


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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, as 
Amended

    Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, 38 FR 19029, 
and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on September 
29, 1997, a proposed consent decree in United States v. John Reardon 
and Paul Reardon, Civil Action No. 97-12197-T, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The 
proposed Consent Decree will resolve the United States' claims under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq., on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against defendants John 
Reardon and Paul Reardon relating to the Norwood PCB Superfund Site 
(``Site'') in Norwood, Massachusetts. The Complaint alleges that the 
Reardons are liable under Sections 107(a)(1) and (a)(2) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a)(1) and (a)(2).
    Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Reardons will provide access to 
the portion of the Site under their ownership and control, and will 
impose institutional controls as their property to ensure the 
effectiveness of the remedial action at the Site. The United States 
will also recover response costs in the amount of $25,000 pursuant to 
the Consent Decree.
    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. Any comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should 
refer to United States v. John Reardon and Paul Reardon, Civil Action 
No. 97-12197-T, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-372B.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts, J.W. McCormack Post 
Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, at Region I, 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress Street, 
Boston, Massachusetts, 02203 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 enclose a check 
(there is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost) in the amount of $18.25 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-27209 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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