[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 59872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25716]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on September 27, 2000 a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. AAI Corporation, et 
al., Civil Action No. 00-WM-1909 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Colorado. The United States filed 
this action pursuant to section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover response costs incurred by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in conducting response 
actions taken at or in connection with the release or threatened 
release of hazardous substances at or from the RAMP Industries Site 
located at 1127 and 1107 West 46th Avenue, and 1031 West 46th Avenue, 
Denver, Colorado (the ``Site'').
    The Decree provides for the reimbursement to EPA of $4,753,149.05 
by 316 persons (``generators'') within the class of persons defined by 
section 107(a)(3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(3) on a volumetric, pro 
rata basis. A total of $3,179,615.36 will be paid by 274 non-federal 
settling parties and $1,573,533.69 will be paid by 42 settling federal 
agencies. Each of the settling parties' potential liability at the Site 
under sections 106 or 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and 
section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973, is resolved subject to statutory 
reopeners.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to Decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. AAI Corp. et al, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-1290/2. If 
requested, the United States will provide an opportunity for a public 
meeting on the proposed settlement in Denver, Colorado prior to the 
final entry of the Decree.
    The Decree may be examined at the offices of the U.S. EPA Region 
VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500 South Tower, Denver, Colorado and at 
the Office of the United States Attorney, District of Colorado, 1961 
Stout Street, 11th Floor, Denver, CO 80294. A copy of the proposed 
consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 either with or without the multiple signature pages and 
attachments. In requesting a copy of the proposed consent decree, 
please enclose a check payable to the Consent Decree Library for 
$155.00 for a complete copy with all signature pages and attachments or 
$4.75 for a copy of the decree without signature pages and attachments 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost).

Walker Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-25716 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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