[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17413]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on July 1, 2003, a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States v. David Pascale, et al., Civil Action No. 96-3774 (HAA) was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of New 
Jersey.
    In this action the United States sought cost recovery with respect 
to the Grand Street Mercury Superfund Site, locate in Hoboken, New 
Jersey (``the Site''), under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') against David P. Pascale, 
John J. Pascale, now deceased and represented by his estate, the Grand 
Street Artists (a New Jersey Partnership) and the individual former 
residents of the converted industrial facility (collectively, the 
``Settling Defendants''). Under the terms of the proposed settlement, 
the Settling Defendants will pay $3,924,844 to reimburse the United 
States and the State of New Jersey for costs incurred at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Davis Pascale, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1769/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, New Jersey, 
07102, and at U.S. EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, 
New York, 10007-1866. During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree, may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent 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 $5.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost-not including the individual residents' 
signature pages) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-17413 Filed 7-9-03; 8:45 am]
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