Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

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

50.7, and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on February

16, 1994, a proposed consent decree in United States v. Motor Wheel

Corporation et al., Civil Action No. 1-94-CV-96, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. This

action was brought, pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of

1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of

1986, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. (``CERCLA''), to remedy an imminent and

substantial endangerment to human health and the environment that may

exist in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous

substances into the environment from a facility known as the Motor

Wheel Disposal Site (``Site'') in the City of Lansing, Michigan and for

the recovery of costs expended by the United States in connection with

cleanup of the Site.

Under the consent decree, defendants Motor Wheel Corporation,

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Textron, Inc., W.R. Grace and Co.,

General Motors, Inc., and Lansing Board of Water and Light will perform

the remedial action selected by the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (``EPA'') in its Record of Decision (``ROD''), as

further specified in the Scope of Work (``SOW'') for the Motor Wheel

Disposal Site, and to pay all of EPA's attendant oversight costs. In

addition, under the Consent Decree, defendants will pay the United

States all unreimbursed past costs that the United States incurred at

the Site into the Hazardous Substances Superfund.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer to United

States v. Motor Wheel Corporation, et al., DJ Ref. # 90-11-2-753.

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

United States Attorney, 309 Federal Building & Courthouse, 110 Michigan

Street, NW., Grand Rapids, MI 49503 and at the Region V Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 111 West Jackson Blvd., 3rd floor,

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Copies of the proposed consent decrees may

also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

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

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

Library. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of

$20.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 94-4511 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]

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