Lodging a Final Judgment by Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging a Final Judgment by Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that on July 21, 1994, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Virginia Properties, Inc., Civ. A. No.

3:94CV498, was lodged with the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint in this action seeks

recovery of costs and injunctive relief under Sections 106 and 107(a)

of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (``CERCLA''), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C. 9606,

9607(a). This action involves the Rentokil/Virginia Properties, Inc.

Superfund Site located in Richmond, Virginia.

Under the proposed Consent Decree, Virginia Properties, Inc. will

pay $278,618.42, to reimburse the Superfund for costs incurred by the

United States in performing certain response actions at the Rentokil/

Virginia Properties Superfund Site. The Decree also requires Virginia

Properties to perform the remedial action for the Site selected in the

June 22, 1993 Record of Decision issued by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''). The Decree reserves the

right of the United States to recover future response costs and seek

further injunctive relief against the settling defendants for

conditions at the Site that are not known by the United States at the

time of entry of this decree.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. Virginia

Properties, Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-1093.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 600 E.

Main Street, Suite 1800, Richmond, Va. 23219; Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,

Pa.; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 ``G'' Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)624-0892. A copy of the proposed

decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree

Library at the address listed above. In requesting a copy, please refer

to the reference case and number, and enclose a check in the amount of

$20.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources.

[FR Doc. 94-18952 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]

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