[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16850]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on August 8, 2005, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Standard Detroit Paint Co., 
et al., Civil Action No. 04-71442 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
    In this action the United States sought reimbursement of response 
costs incurred for response actions taken at or in connection with the 
release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the Standard 
Detroit Paint Co. Site in Detroit, Michigan (``the Site''). The Consent 
Decree resolves the United States' claims against the defendants on an 
inability to pay basis. The defendants will pay the following amounts: 
(1) Bruce Gooel--$10,000; (2) SDPC, Inc.--$40,000; (3) Standard Detroit 
Realty Co.--50% of proceeds from transfer of all real property 
(estimated value to U.S.--$225,000); and (4) Riverside Organics--
$14,000. Additionally, Riverside Products, the newly formed successor 
to Riverside Organics, shall submit a hazardous substance management 
plan to U.S. EPA for approval and shall comply with such management 
plan so long as it continues operations 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 shall refer to 
United States v. Standard Detroit Paint Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
08271.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 211 W. Fort Street, Suite 2001, Detroit, MI and at 
U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. 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 $5.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16850 Filed 8-24-05; 8:45 am]
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