[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12616-12617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4866]


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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 February 22, 2012, a proposed 
Partial Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Seachrome Corp. et 
al, Civil Action No. 2:02-cv-4565 ABC (RCx) (``Seachrome'') was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Central District of 
California.
    In Seachrome, the United States of America (``United States''), on 
behalf of the Administrator of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the California Department of Toxic 
Substances Control (``Department''), filed a complaint pursuant to 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, 
seeking reimbursement of response costs incurred or to be incurred for 
response actions taken in connection with the release or threatened 
release of hazardous substances at the South El Monte Operable Unit of 
the San Gabriel Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in South El Monte, Los 
Angeles County, California (the ``South El Monte O.U.'').
    Under the proposed Partial Consent Decree, two potentially 
responsible parties (``PRPs'') with respect to the South El Monte O.U. 
will pay a total of $1.7 million plus interest. The PRPs are Linderman 
Living Trust A and Rush Street Properties, LLC. The settlement amount 
is based on the parties' ability to pay. In exchange for the ability to 
pay payments, the plaintiffs covenant not to sue the ability to pay 
settling defendants under Section 106 or 107 of CERCLA with respect to 
the South El Monte O.U.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either emailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to this case: United States et al. v. Seachrome Corp. et al., 
Civil Action No. 2:02-cv-4565 (RCx), D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09121/5.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
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 emailing a request to ``Consent Decree 
Copy'' ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation no. (202) 514-5271. In requesting a copy from the Consent 
Decree Library, please enclose a check payable to the ``U.S. Treasury'' 
or, if by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address, in the following amount (25 cents 
per page

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reproduction cost): $7.50 for the Partial Consent Decree (without 
attachments).

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-4866 Filed 2-29-12; 8:45 am]
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