[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55410-55411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27693]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; 
North American Galvanizing Co., et al.

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7 and 42 U.S.C. 
9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that two proposed consent decrees in 
United States v. North American Galvanizing Co., et al., Civil Action 
No. 98-1200, were lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania on September 30, 1998.
    The proposed consent decrees pertain to the Boyles Galvanizing 
Superfund Site (``Site''), located in the City and County of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They resolve the claims of the plaintiff, 
the United States of America, filed

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against defendants, North American Galvanizing Co. and Boyles 
Galvanizing Co. (collectively referred to herein as the ``NAGC 
Defendants''), and Gustav Propper and All Real Property Located at and 
Comprising 2501-2527 East Cumberland Street, Philadelphia County, 
Pennsylvania (collectively referred to herein as the ``Propper 
Defendants''), pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
    The consent decrees require the NAGC defendants to make a total 
payment of $264,161.16 in removal costs in four installments over a 
three year period plus interest and to relinquish any claims they may 
have against the United States. The consent decrees also require the 
Propper Defendants to sell the property which consists of the Boyles 
Galvanizing Superfund Site for a minimum sales price of $108,000 within 
60 days of the entry of the consent decree and to provide 60% of the 
sales proceeds ($64,800) to the United States at the time of closing. 
The consent decrees also include covenants not to sue by the United 
States under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., 
and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, and provide the defendants with 
contribution protection.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530 and to the United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut Street, 
Suite 1250, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, and should refer to 
United States v. North American Galvanizing Co., et al., Civil Action 
No. 98-1200, USAO No. 199V02292, DOJ Ref. #90-11-2-1330. Anyone making 
comments may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut 
Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, the Region III 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, and at the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. 
A copy of the proposed consent decrees may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $8.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-27693 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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