[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15003]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on June 16, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Judgment in United States v. The Kasper (1977) Irrevocable Trusts, et 
al., No. CV-08-4780, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of New York.
    The proposed Consent Judgment resolves claims of the United States, 
on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., in connection with the American 
Drive-In Cleaners Superfund Site located in Levittown, New York in 
Nassau County, New York (``Site''), pursuant to Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607, (``CERCLA''), against the Kasper 
(1977) Irrevocable Trusts for the Benefit of Charles B. Kasper and 
Richard J. Kasper; Sanderina R. Kasper, As Trustee of the Kasper (1977) 
Irrevocable Trusts for the Benefit of Charles B. Kasper and Richard J. 
Kasper (collectively, ``Kasper Trust Defendants''); Martin Staller, and 
Parviz Nezami, (collectively referred to herein as ``Settling 
Defendants'') and pursuant to Sections 104(e), 106(b), and 107(c)(3) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604(e), 9606(b), and 107(c)(3), against the Kasper 
Trust Defendants. The Consent Judgment requires Settling Defendants to 
pay to the United States the total sum of $350,000 in payment for EPA's 
past response costs in connection with a removal action at the Site and 
accrued interest.
    The proposed Consent Judgment provides that Settling Defendants are 
entitled to contribution protection as provided by Section 113(f)(2) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2) for matters addressed by the settlement.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of 30 days from 
the date of this publication comments relating to the proposed Consent 
Judgment. 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. The Kasper (1977) Irrevocable Trusts, et al., No. 
CV-08-4780 (E.D.N.Y.), D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-08284.
    The proposed Consent Judgment may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 271 Cadman Plaza 
East, 7th Fl., Brooklyn, New York 11201, and at the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007-1866. During the public comment period, the proposed Consent 
Judgment may also be examined on the following Department of Justice 
Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of 
the proposed Consent Judgment 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 $5.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-15003 Filed 6-21-10; 8:45 am]
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