[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40735-40736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20396]


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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. CMC 
Heartland Partners and General Motors Corp.,  Civ. No. 98-C-494-S, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Wisconsin, on July 14, 1998. That action was brought against 
defendants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) for payment of past costs 
incurred by the United States at the Wheeler Pit Superfund site in 
LaPrairie, Wisconsin. This decree requires defendants to pay 
$620,661.78, in satisfaction of the United States claims against it for 
response costs incurred in connection with the site through May 31, 
1997.
    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, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. CMC

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Heartland Partners, et al.,  DOJ. Ref. 90-11-2-
1210.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 660 W. 
Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53701-1585; at Region 5, 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd, 
Chicago, IL 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 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 $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to 
the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy please refer to 
United States v. CMC Heartland Partners, et al.,  DOJ. Ref. 
90-11-2-1210.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-20396 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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