Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21978]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
Amended

    Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, 38 FR 19029, 
and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on August 10, 
1999, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. AlliedSignal Inc., 
et al., Civil Action No. 99-3766 WHW, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of New Jersey. The proposed Consent 
Decree will resolve the United States' claims under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et seq., on behalf of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA'') against defendants relating to the Chemsol, 
Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') located in Piscataway, New Jersey. The 
Complaint alleges that each of the defendants is liable under Section 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a).
    Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the settling defendants agree and 
Settling Federal Agencies agree to reimburse to the United States 
$3,042,205.55 out of $5,457,205.55 in past response costs. Further, the 
settling work defendants, as defined in the Decree, agree to implement 
the remedy selected in the September 18, 1998 Record of Decision 
(``ROD'') for the Site, estimated to cost $17.7 million, and to 
reimburse the United States for all of its future response costs, as 
defined in the Consent Decree.
    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. Any comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. AlliedSignal Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 99-3766 
WHW, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-06104.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, 
Newark, NJ 07102 and at Region II, Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866 and at the 
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 enclose a check (there is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost) 
in the amount of $29.00 payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-21978 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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