[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 26775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12336]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, and section 122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622, 
notice is hereby given that on April 28, 1999, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States versus Cannelton Industries, Inc., Civil Action 
No. 2:99cv92, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Michigan, Northern Division.
    In this action the United States sought the reimbursement of 
response costs in connection with the Cannelton Industries Site in 
Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan (``the Site'') pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The Consent Decree settles the United 
States claims against Cannelton Industries, Inc. for response costs 
incurred as a result of the release or threatened release of hazardous 
substances at the Site. According to the terms of the Consent Decree, 
Cannelton Industries, Inc. will pay the United States $1,700,000.00.
    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 versus 
Cannelton Industries, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-06360.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 330 Ionia Avenue, NW, 
Suite 501, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, at the Region 5 Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604-3590, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
NW., 3rd 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 $5.00 (20 
pages at 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. 99-12336 Filed 5-14-99; 8:45 am]
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