[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20740]


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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.R. Sec. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. RAM 
Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 00-3826 (E.D. Pa.) was lodged on 
July 28, 2000, with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania. The consent decree resolves the claims of the 
United States against RAM Industries, Inc. under Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), for reimbursement of 
response costs incurred by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA'') in connection with the Eighth Street Drum Site located in 
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Under the terms of the consent 
decree, EPA would receive $13,500, which represents approximately 33% 
of the amount expended by the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. RAM Industries, Inc., DOJ #90-11-3-06920.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the 
United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, 
PA 19106-4476. A copy of the consent decree may also be obtained by 
mail from the U.S. Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. 
Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. In requesting a copy, please refer to 
the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.

Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-20740 Filed 8-15-00; 8:45 am]
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