[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41788-41789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14275]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 1, 2005, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Gerald Pelletier, Inc., 
Civil No. 1:05-cv-92, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the District of Maine.
    This action concerns the Hows Corner Superfund Site (``Site''), 
which is located in Plymouth, Maine. In this action, the United States 
asserted claims against Gerald Pelletier, Inc., under section 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for recovery of response costs incurred 
regarding the Site. The State of Maine also filed a complaint against 
Gerald Pelletier, Inc., in which it asserted claims under section 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and under the Maine Uncontrolled 
Sites Law, 38 M.R.S.A. section 1361 et seq., for recovery of response 
costs incurred regarding the Site. The proposed consent decree provides 
for Gerald Pelletier, Inc. to pay $17,638 to the United States and 
$3,632 to the State of Maine in reimbursement of past response costs at 
the Site. The decree provides that the United States and the State of 
Maine covenant not to sue Gerald Pelletier, Inc. under section 107(a) 
of CERCLA, and the State of Maine covenants not to sue Gerald 
Pelletier, Inc., under 38 M.R.S.A. section 1367, for past response 
costs regarding 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, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v.

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Gerald Pelletier, Inc., D.J. No. 90-11-3-1733/5.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the District of Maine, Margaret Chase Smith Federal 
Bldg., 202 Harlow Street, Room 111, Bangor, ME 04401, and at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region I Records Center, One Congress 
Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02203. During the public 
comment period, the Consent Decree also may be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree also may be obtained by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, PO 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 $5.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-14275 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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