[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27696]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery 
Action; Occidental Chemical Corp. et al.

    In accordance with the Departmental Policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Occidental 
Chemical Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 98-CV-5169 was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 
on September 29, 1998. This Consent Decree resolves the United States' 
claims against Occidental Chemical Corp., Clean Harbors of Cleveland, 
Inc., Congoleum Corp., Esschem, Inc., NRM Investment, Inc., Worthington 
Steel Corp., Valley Forge Sewer Authority, West Goshen Township, 
Borough of West Chester, Borough of Downingtown, Unisys Corporation, 
Westcode, Inc., Whitford Corp., Wyeth Laboratories, USA Waste of 
Delaware, as a successor to Harvey & Harvey (``Settling Defendants''), 
under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``DERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 
and 9607(a), for response costs incurred at the Strasburg Landfill 
Superfund Site in Newlin Township, PA. The Consent Decree requires the 
Settling Defendants to pay $2.5 million in reimbursement of response 
costs relating to the Strasburg Landfill cleanup.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments on the 
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. Occidental Chemical Corp. et 
al., DOJ No. 90-11-3-962B.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 
Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Region III Office 
of EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 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 Decree may be obtained 
in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy of the 
proposed Consent Decree, please enclose a check to cover the twenty-
five cents per page reproduction costs payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library'' in the amount of $12.00, and please reference United States 
v. Occidental Chemical Corp. et al. DOJ No. 90-11-3-962B.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-27696 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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