[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14729-14730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7946]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and Section 
9622(d)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2), notice is hereby 
given that on March 12, 1998, a proposed De Micromis Consent Decree in 
United States v. Consolidation Coal Company, et al., Civil Action No. 
C2-94-785, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Ohio.

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    The proposed De Micromis Consent Decree resolves the liability of 
and provides contribution protection to three municipalities (the City 
of Benwood, West Virginia; the Village of Flushing, Ohio; and the City 
of Wheeling, West Virginia) that contributed minuscule amounts of 
municipal solid waste or municipal sewer sludge to the Buckeye 
Reclamation Landfill Superfund Site (the ``Site''), located in Belmont 
County, Ohio.
    The proposed De Micromis Consent Decree is considered part of the 
overall settlement of the United States claims. As de micromis 
contributors of waste to the Site, the three settling municipalities, 
all of which have been named as third party defendants, are not 
required to make any payment under the proposed De Micromis Consent 
Decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments concerning the 
proposed De Micromis Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days 
from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, D.C., 20044, and should refer to United States v. 
Consolidation Coal Company, et al., DOJ Number 90-11-2-1006. Commenters 
may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, 
in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the Resources Conservation and 
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following 
offices: (1) The Office of the United States Attorney, Southern 
District of Ohio, 280 N. High Street, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH (614) 
469-5715; (2) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W. 
Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6842; and (3) the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, 
D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed De Micromis 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 in the amount of $3.00 ($.25 
per page reproduction charge) payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment & Natural 
Resources.
[FR Doc. 98-7946 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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