Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery Action

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2611]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery 
Action

    In accordance with the Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Buckley & 
Company, et al., Civil Action No. 98-CV-6759 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on 
December 30, 1998. This Consent Decree resolves the United States' 
claim against Buckley & Company, Somerset Strippers of Virginia, Inc., 
Robert Buckley, Sr. and Joseph Martosella (``Settling Defendants''), 
under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
Secs. 9606 and 9607(a), for response costs incurred at the Strasburg 
Landfill Superfund Site in Newlin Township, PA. The Consent Decree 
requires the Settling Defendants to pay $7.5 million, plus certain 
interest, in reimbursement of response costs relating to the Strasburg 
Landfill cleanup.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments on the 
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. Buckley & Company et al., DOJ 
No. 90-11-3-962/1.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 
Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Region III Office 
of EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; and at the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 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, 
N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy of the 
proposed Consent Decree, please enclose a check to cover the twenty-
five cents per page reproduction costs payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library'' in the amount of $12.00, and please reference United States 
v. Buckley & Company, et al. DOJ No. 90-11-3-962/1.
Joel M. Gross,
Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-2611 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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