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

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7 and section 122 of the Comprehensive 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622, 
the Department of Justice gives notice that a proposed consent decree 
in United States v. Bestfoods f/k/a CPC International Inc., and 
Jennifer Granholm, Attorney General of the State of Michigan v. 
Bestfoods f/k/a CPC International Inc., Civil Nos. 1:96CV680 and 
1:96CV898 (W.D. Mich.), was lodged with United States District Court 
for the Western District of Michigan on May 17, 1999, pertaining to the 
Duell and Gardner Landfill Site (``Site''), located in Muskegon 
Township, Muskegon County, Michigan. The proposed consent decree would 
resolve the United States' and the State of Michigan's civil claims 
against Bestfoods in those cost recovery actions brought under CERCLA 
and part 201 of the [Michigan] Natural Resources and Environmental 
Protection Act, 1994 P.A., as amended, MCL 324.20126(a)(1)(a); MSA 
13A.20126(a)(1)(a).
    Under the proposed consent decree, Bestfoods will pay $50,000 
towards the governments' past costs (of which the U.S. will receive 
$40,000 and Michigan will receive $10,000). In addition, Bestfoods will 
agree not to seek reimbursement of the costs incurred by Bestfoods in 
complying with an Order issued by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency under CERCLA Section 106, 42 U.S.C. 9606, which 
ordered Bestfoods to design and implement a remedy for 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 
proposed consent decree.
    Comments pertaining to the proposed consent decree should refer to 
United States v. Bestfoods f/k/a CPC International Inc.,  Civil No. 
1:96CV680 (W.D. Mich.) and DOJ Reference No. 90-11-2-1033.
    The proposed consent decree may be examine at: (1) The Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 330 
Ionia, NW., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 (616) 456-2404; (2) the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact Thomas Turner (312-
886-6613)); and (3) the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 
3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of the proposed 
consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC. 20005. 
In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and DOJ 
Reference Number and enclose a check in the amount of $7.75 for the 
consent decree only (31 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), 
or $9.25 for the consent decree and its appendices (37 pages), made 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13994 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]
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