[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 4439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1878]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Department policy, 28 C.F.C. Sec. 50.7, 38 Fed. 
Reg. 19029, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), on October 26 1999 (64 Fed. 
Reg. 576), notice was given that a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. General Electric Company, Civil Action No. 99-30225-MAP, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of 
Massachusetts. The proposed consent decree resolves certain claims 
against General Electric Company (``GE'') under Sections 106 and 107 of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607; Section 7003 of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973; 
and Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1319, regarding 
the disposal, release and/or threat of release of hazardous substances 
and/or wastes from the GE facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and 
related areas.
    Pursuant to requests from interested persons, the Department of 
Justice extended the period for comments relating to the proposed 
consent decree to January 25, 2000. 64 Fed. Reg. 68374 (December 7, 
1999). The Department of Justice is extending the comment period on 
final time to and including February 23, 2000. 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. General Electric Company, 
Civil Action No. 99-30225-MAP, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1479, and 90-11-3-
1479z.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at either of the 
following locations: (1) The Springfield Office of the United States 
Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1550 Main Street, Suite 310, 
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01103; or (2) Region I, Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress Street, Boston, 
Massachusetts, 02203. A copy of the consent decree can be obtained by 
mail (without attachments) from the Department of Justice Consent 
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a 
copy of the consent decree (without attachments), please enclose a 
check in the amount of $102.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-1878 Filed 1-26-00; 8:45 am]
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