[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7285]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on February 23, 1999 proposed Consent 
Decree (the ``decree'') in United States v. Jason Properties, Ltd. and 
Jason Properties LLLC, Civil Action No. 99 Z 346 was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
    In this action the United States sought to recover EPA's past costs 
incurred in connection with a removal action at the RAMP Industries 
Superfund site (the ``Site''). Jason Properties, Ltd. and Jason 
Properties, LLLC (collectively ``Jason Properties'') owns the so-called 
``1031 Parcel,'' one of three parcels comprising the RAMP Industries 
Superfund Site (the ``RAMP Site'') located in northwest Denver, 
Colorado. Jason Properties leased the so called 1031 Parcel to the 
owner and operator of the main portions of the RAMP Site, RAMP 
Industries, Inc. The proposed decree is a cash-out of Jason Properties' 
liability under Section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a)(1). 
Pursuant to an administrative order on consent (``AOC'') attached to 
the proposed decree, Jason Properties will complete any final soils 
cleanup necessary for the unrestricted use of the 1031 Parcel. Under 
the terms of the proposed decree, Jason Properties will reimburse the 
United States the sum of $8,000 and complete of all work required under 
the AOC attached to the decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. 
Jason Properties, Ltd. and Jason Properties LLLP, D.J. Ref. 90-11-6-79.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 1961 Stout Street, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80294, at 
U.S. EPA Region, 999 18th Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202, and at 
the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained 
in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $26.75 payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-7285 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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