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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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)(2)(B), notice is hereby given that a

proposed Fourth Partial Consent Decree in United States v. City of

Monterey Park, et al., Civil Action No. 94-8685 KN, was lodged on

December 29, 1994, with the United States District Court for the

Central District of California. That action was brought pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

for cleanup and cost recovery at the Operating Industries, Inc.

Superfund site in Monterey Park, California.

Pursuant to the Consent Decree, a group of settling municipalities,

governmental entities, waste transporters, and industrial waste

generators will put the proceeds from a settlement those parties have

reached in a private action into an escrow account set up under this

consent decree for use for performance of remedial actions at the site,

and partial reimbursement of past costs. The value of this settlement

is approximately $54 million.

As provided in 28 CFR 50.7 and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2)(B), the

Department of Justice will receive comments from persons who are not

named as parties to this action relating to the proposed Consent Decree

for a period of thirty 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.

City of Monterey Park, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-156F.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles,

California 90012, and at the Region IX office of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California

94105. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may also be examined at

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington,

DC 20005, (205) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree 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 $17.00 for a

copy of the consent decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs,

without any attachments or exhibits to the Decree) payable to ``Consent

Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-1279 Filed 1-18-95; 8:45 am]

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