[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32503-32504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13772]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE




Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act



    Notice is hereby given that on June 02, 2010, a proposed Consent 

Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Frank Romano, et. al., 

Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-00314, was lodged with the United States 

District Court for the District of New Jersey.

    In a complaint, filed on January 17, 2008, the United States 

alleged that Frank Romano and Paul Romano were liable pursuant to 

Section 107(a)(2) and



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of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(2), for response costs incurred by 

the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in cleaning up the 

Pioneer Smelting Superfund Site located at Factory Road, Route 532, in 

Chatsworth, New Jersey.

    Pursuant to the Decree, Frank Romano and Paul Romano, will jointly 

be responsible for paying the United States $12,000, payable in three 

annual installments of $4,000, to resolve any claim the United States 

has associated with costs incurred by EPA at the Pioneer Smelting 

Superfund Site.

    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, 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. Frank Romano., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09344.

    During the public comment period, the Decree may be examined on the 

following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.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 $7.75 

(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.



Maureen Katz,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 2010-13772 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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