[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 40898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19207]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. 
9622(d), notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in 
United States and State of New York v. Occidental Chem. Corp. and Olin 
Corp., Civil No. 79-987C was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Western District of New York on July 19, 1999. The decree 
resolves claims against Occidental Chemical Corporation and Olin 
Corporation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for injunctive relief, cost 
recovery and natural resource damages in connection with the 102nd 
Street Site in Niagara Falls, New York. Pursuant to the decree, 
defendants will compensate the Superfund for $6.075 million, plus 
interest, for past United States' response costs, and reimburse future 
costs. Defendants are required to complete implementation of the 
remedial action at the Site and thereafter, perform operation and 
maintenance at the Site. The decree also requires the defendants to pay 
$518,864 for past assessment costs and natural resource damages.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States and 
State of New York v. Occidental Chem. Corp. and Olin Corp., DOJ Ref. 
#90-11-2-951.
    A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or 
by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. In requesting copies please refer 
to the referenced case, specify the decree you would like to receive, 
and enclose a check payable to the Consent Decree Library in the amount 
of $23.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs).
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-19207 Filed 7-27-99; 8:45 am]
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