[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17013]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on May 29, 1998, a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. Commercial Metals, Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3:98-CV-
1265X, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The proposed Consent 
Decree resolves the liability of the Settling Defendants under Sections 
106 and 107 of CERCLA at the RSR Superfund Site (``Site'') located in 
Dallas, Texas. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the Settling 
Defendants have agreed to conduct a remedial action at the Site in 
accordance with the Operable Unit Number 4 Record of Decision (``ROD'') 
for the site, and to pay EPA oversight costs. The ROD estimate of 
performing the remedy is $11.5 million.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Commercial 
Metals Company, et al., DOJ #90-11-3-1613.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas 
Division, 1100 Commerce St., 3rd Floor, Dallas, Texas, 
75242-16996, and at the office of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 
(Attention: Mike Barra, Assistant Regional Counsel). A copy of the 
consent decree may also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 
G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies 
of the decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library. Such requests should be accompanied by a check in the 
amount of $18.50 (25 cents per page reproduction charge for decree, 
without attachments) payable to ``Consent Decree Library''. When 
requesting copies, please refer to United States v. Commercial Metals 
Company, et al., #90-11-3-1613.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-17013 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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