[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5829]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
City of Fresno, Civil Action No. CIV F 98-5195 REC/SMS, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 
on February 25, 1998.
    In the action the United States sought recovery of response costs 
and injunctive relief against the City of Fresno pursuant to Sections 
104, 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606 and 
9607, relative to the release or threat of release of hazardous 
substances at the Fresno Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site located in 
Fresno County, California (``the Site''). Response costs to be 
recovered by the United States under the Consent Decree are past 
response costs and the future oversight costs of EPA. Pursuant to the 
injunctive relief provided by the Consent Decree Fresno will implement 
a final remedy for its municipal landfill under two scope of work 
documents. The first scope of work provides for landfill cover, 
landfill gas extraction and treatment, and stormwater management. The 
second scope of work provides for a phased cleanup of contaminated 
groundwater.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. City of Fresno (E.D. Cal), DOJ 
Ref. #90-11-2-1203.
    A copy of the proposed decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 1130 O Street, Room 3654, Fresno, California 
93721 and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105.
    Copies of the proposed consent decrees may be examined at the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, 
D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the consent decrees may also be 
obtained in person or by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy 
of the decree by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $43.75 
for a copy including exhibits, or $18.25 for a copy excluding exhibits 
(twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the 
``Consent Decree Library.''
Bruce Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-5829 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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