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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as

Amended

In accordance with Department of Justice policy, 28 CFR 50.7,

notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States

v. Advanced Environmental Technologies Corp., et al., No. 90-3793 (AJL)

(D.N.J.) and United States v. A.T. & T. Technologies, Inc., et al., No.

90-3789 (AJL) (D.N.J.) (consolidated cases), lodged on February 1, 1994

with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The decree resolves claims of the United States against defendant

Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (``Settling Defendant'') in the above-

referenced action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for contamination at the

Chemical Control Superfund Site in Elizabeth, New Jersey (the

``Site''). In the proposed consent decree the Settling Defendant agrees

to pay the United States $22,000 in settlement of the United States'

claims for response costs incurred by the Environmental Protection

Agency at 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 should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Advanced Environmental Technologies Corp. et al., No. 90-3793

(AJL) (D.N.J.) and United States v. A.T. & T. Technologies, Inc., et

al., No. 90-3789 (AJL) (D.N.Y.) (consolidated cases), DOJ Ref. #90-11-

2-293A.

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

United States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102; the

Region II Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal

Plaza, New York, NY 10278; and the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street NW., 4th 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., 4th Floor, Washington,

DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-4095 Filed 2-23-94; 8:45 am]

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