[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 22107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10821]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decrees 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 two Partial Consent Decrees in United States v. 
American Scrap Company et al., Civil Action No. 1:99-CV-2047, were 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania on April 22, 2002.
    One of the two Partial Consent Decrees resolves the United States' 
claims against Larami Metal Company, Inc. under sections 106 and 107(a) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a), relating to the 
Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site in Mifflin County, 
Pennsylvania. The Partial Consent Decree requires Larami Metal to pay 
$175,000.00 to the United States.
    The second Partial Consent Decree resolves the United States' 
claims against Hudson Scrap Metal, Inc., United Alloys & Steel 
Corporation, United Scrap, Inc., and Urps Metal Company under Sections 
106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), relating to the Jack's 
Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site. The Partial Consent Decree 
requires a payment by each of these defendants--Hudson Scrap 
($79,578.18), United Alloys ($80,000.00), United Scrap ($25,000) and 
Urps Metals ($5,000.00)--consistent with each respective party's 
ability to pay.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments on the 
proposed Partial Consent Decrees 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, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611 and refer to United States v. American Scrap Company, DOJ 
Ref. No. 90-11-2-911/1.
    Copies of the proposed Partial Consent Decrees may be examined at 
the office of the United States Attorney, Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17108, and at EPA 
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Copies of 
the proposed Partial Consent Decrees may also be obtained by mail from 
the U.S. Department of Justice, Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 
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 ``U.S. Treasury'' in 
the amount of $5.00 for the Larami Metal decree and/or $8.50 for the 
Hudson Scrap decree, and reference United States v. American Scrap 
Company, DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-2-911/1.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-10821 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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