[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16122-16123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8094]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery 
Action

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Agere Systems, 
Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 02-CV-1681 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 
27, 2002.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims against 
twelve defendants--Agere Systems, Inc.; American Color and Chemical, 
LLC; Carpenter Technology Corporation; Continental Holdings, Inc.; 
Exide Technologies, Inc.; The Glidden Company; Hofmann Industries, 
Inc.; Honeywell International Inc.; Quadrant EPP, Inc.; Sonoco Fibre 
Drum, Inc.; Sonoco Products Company; and Unisource Worldwide, Inc. 
(``Settling Defendants'')--under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a), for past response costs incurred by the United States 
at the Berks Landfill Superfund Site in Spring Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. The Consent Decree requires the Settling Defendants to 
pay $1,100,000.00 to the United States.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments on the 
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, PO Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611 and refer to United States v. Agere Systems, Inc., DOJ 
Ref. No 90-11-2-1347/1.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 
Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, and at EPA Region 
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Copies of the 
proposed Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the U.S. 
Department of Justice, Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

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Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood, 
facsimile no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation no. (202) 514-1547. 
When requesting copies, please enclose a check to cover the twenty-five 
cents per page reproduction costs payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library'' in the amount of $9.00 and reference United States v. Agere 
Systems, Inc., DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-2-1347/1.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources, Division, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-8094 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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