[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23998]


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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 28 CFR 50.7 and Section 122 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9622, the Department of Justice gives notice that a proposed 
consent decree in United States v. Norrell Dearing, et al. v. First 
Nationwide Financial Corp., et al., Civil No. 4:89-CV-2002 (N.D. Ohio), 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio on September 14, 2001, pertaining to the Old Mill 
Superfund Site (the ``Site''), located in the Village of Rock Creek, 
Ashtabula County, Ohio. The proposed consent decree would resolve the 
United States' civil claims under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 
as amended (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, against seven defendants, and 
claims asserted against four third-party defendants, named in this 
action.
    Under the proposed consent decree, five Settling Performing Parties 
(Lord Corp., Meritor Automotive, Inc., Molded Fiberglass Cos., Premix, 
Inc., and The Stackpole Corp.) would be obligated to finance and 
perform certain changes to the remedy, and operation and maintenance 
(``O&M'') of the remedial action, at the Site as specified in the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency's (``EPA's'') Record of Decision 
(``ROD''), issued August 7, 1985, at an estimated net present value 
cost of $1.8 million. the Settling Performing Parties would be required 
to reimburse the Superfund $7.325 million toward the United States' 
past costs at the Site. The Settling Performing Parties would also be 
required to reimburse the State of Ohio (the ``State'') $0.76 million 
toward the State's past costs at the Site. In addition, the Settling 
Performing Parties would be required to reimburse EPA's and the State's 
future response costs at the Site, as well as document O&M costs 
incurred by the State after August 1, 2001, through the date of 
assumption of the O&M by the Settling Performing Parties. The remaining 
six Settling Non-Performing Parties (Aardvark Associates, Inc.; 
Combustion Engineering, Inc.; First Nationwide National Bank; Formica 
Corporation; Jack Webb; and Millenium Holdings, Inc.) will make 
payments to the Settling Performing Parties to help finance the 
Settling Performing Parties' obligations under the proposed consent 
decree.
    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, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United 
States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. Norell Dearing, et al. v. First Nationwide 
Financial Corp., et al., Civil No. 4:89-CV-2002 (N.D. Ohio), and DOJ 
Reference No. 90-11-2-63A. Commenters may request an opportunity for a 
public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) 
of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d).
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at: (1) the Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1800 Bank 
One Center, 600 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2600 (216-
622-3600); and (2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(Region 5), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 
(contact: Nola M. Hicks (312-886-7949)). A copy of the proposed consent 
decree may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611. In 
requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and DOJ 
Reference Number and enclose a check in the amount of $29.00 for the 
consent decree only (116 pages, at 25 cents per page reproduction 
costs), or $45.75 for the consent decree and all appendices (183 
pages), made payable to the Consent Decree Library.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-23998 Filed 9-25-01; 8:45 am]
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