[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3407-3408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-304]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(``CERCLA'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 27, 2006, a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in United

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States v. A.O. Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 04-5918, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of New 
Jersey.
    In this action, the United States sought reimbursement of response 
costs incurred in connection with the release and threatened release of 
hazardous substances at the A.O. Polymer Superfund Site (``Site''), 
comprising 4.18 acres more or less located in Sparta Township, New 
Jersey. The United States has incurred at least $1,700,000 in 
unreimbursed past response costs relating to the Site, and estimates 
future response costs at $200,000. The Consent Decree resolves the 
United States' in rem claim under the Verified Complaint, and results 
in a recovery by the United States of 85% of the sales proceeds of the 
Site at a public sale. The Consent Decree also sets forth the terms 
that will govern the sale.
    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, and either e-
mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer 
to United States v. A.O. Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-07174/
1.
    The Consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of New Jersey, Peter Rodino Federal Building, 
970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 (contact 
Assistant United States Attorney Susan Steele), and at U.S. EPA Region 
II, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866 (contact Assistant 
Regional Counsel Frances Maria Zizila). 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/Consent_Decrees.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 $8.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-304 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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