[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16771]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


United States v. Sterling Minter and JoAnn Minter; Notice of 
Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. 
Sterling Minter and Jo Ann Minter (W.D.Va.), C.A. No. 7:01CV00449, was 
lodged on June 19, 2001, with the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Virginia. The Consent Decree resolves the United 
States' claims against Sterling Minter and Joan Minter with respect to 
response costs incurred, pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, in connection with the clean-up of the 
Old Salem Tannery Site, located near Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia. 
The Consent Decree also resolves the United States' civil penalty 
claim, pursuant to section 106(b) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(b), related 
to an administrative clean-up order dated November 24, 1992.
    Under the Consent Decree, Sterling Minter and JoAnn Minter will pay 
the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') $100,000 in reimbursement 
of response costs incurred by EPA in connection with the clean-up of 
the site. In addition, Sterling Minter will pay $10,000 to resolve 
EPA's claim, pursuant to section 106(b) Of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(b), 
related to Sterling Minter's failure to comply fully with the November 
24, 1992 administrative order.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of 30 days 
from the date of this publication, comments relating to proposed 
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to Assistant Attorney 
General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States 
Sterling v. Minter and JoAnn Minter, C.A. No. 7:01CV00449, DOJ 
Reference No. 90-11-3-06312/1.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 105 Franklin Road, SW., Suite One, Roanoke, 
Virginia 24011-2305; and the Region III Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-
2029. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained by mail 
from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a copy, please refer to the 
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $9.00 (.25 cents 
per page production costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-16771 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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