[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15212]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Western Processing Co., et al., Civ. No. C83-252M, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, on 
May 26, 1998. That action was brought against defendants pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (CERCLA) for payment of past costs incurred, and future costs to be 
incurred, by the United States at the Western Processing Superfund Site 
in Kent, Washington. (The site is being cleaned up and some past costs 
have already been recovered pursuant to four prior settlements.) This 
decree requires RSR Corporation to pay $875,884.00 over three years, 
with interest, in satisfaction of the United States claims against it 
for response costs incurred in connection with the site between January 
1, 1992 and December 31, 1996. RSR Corporation remains liable for 
response costs incurred after that date. The United States is also 
continuing to pursue other defendants to recover past and future costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. Western Processing Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 3600 
Seafirst 5th Avenue Plaza, 800 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104; 
at the Region X office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101; 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. In requesting a copy, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Western Processing 
Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-15212 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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