[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27329]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq., in United States v. Cleaveland Industrial Center, et al.

    In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 122(i), and Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 
19029, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. Cleaveland Industrial Center, et al. Civil Action No. 94-5500 
(WGB), was lodged in the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey on October 1, 1997. The proposed consent decree, if 
entered, will resolve the liability of Cleaveland Industrial Center, a 
New Jersey partnership, and Eversden L. Clark, Jr. (collectively, 
``Defendants''), under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), in 
connection with alleged releases of hazardous substances at the 
Fabritex Mills Superfund Site, an 18-acre parcel located at 20 Park 
Road, Long Valley, Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey. 
Under the settlement reflected in the proposed consent decree, 
Defendants will pay response costs of $285,000 to the United States.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this notice, written comments 
relating to the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed 
to Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Cleaveland 
Industrial Center, et al., Department of Justice No. 90-11-3-1386.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Federal 
Building, Suite 700, Newark, New Jersey 07102; at Region I office of 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New 
York, New York 10007; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the 
proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, at the above address. In requesting a copy, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-27329 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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