[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 20172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10080]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
Amended

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2003, a 
proposed Consent Decree (``Decree'') in the consolidated cases of 
United States v. CHS Holding Corp., Civil Action No. 1994/0126 (STX-F), 
and Berlex Laboratories, Inc. v. Cooper Holdings, Inc., Civil Action 
No. 1988/194, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of the Virgin Islands.
    In this action, the United States sought reimbursement of response 
costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA'') in connection with clean up activities at the Island Chemical 
Superfund Site (``Site'') located in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 
The proposed Decree will resolve the United States' claims under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., on behalf of the EPA against 
settling defendant CHS Holding Corporation (``CHS'') relating to the 
Site. The settling defendant is alleged to be liable under section 
107(a)(2) of CERCLA as the owner of the Site. The Decree provides that 
the settling defendant shall make all good faith efforts to sell the 
Site property and shall pay to the United States 100% of the net 
proceeds from the sale of the Site property.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. CHS Holding Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-954.
    The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, District of the United States Virgin Islands, 1108 King 
Street, Suite 201, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820, 
and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866. During the public comment 
period, the Decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, http://usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the 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 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $7.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ronald Gluck,
Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 03-10080 Filed 4-23-03; 8:45 am]
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