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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging a Final Judgment by Consent Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that on July 11, 1995, three proposed

consent decrees in United States v. Joseph M. Blosenski, Jr., et al.,

Civ. A. No. 93-1976, were lodged with the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 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, Pub. L. 99-499, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606,

9607(a). This action involves the Blosenski Landfill Superfund Site in

West Caln Township, Pennsylvania.

Under the first proposed Consent Decree, the ``Generator Decree'',

twenty (20) settling defendants are required to implement future work

at the Site and pay past costs of approximately $3.175 million. In

addition, this Consent Decree resolves the United States' penalty

claims against two of these defendants. The second consent decree, the

``Blosenski Decree'', is a ``cash-out'' decree which requires a payment

of $1.1 million and resolves the United States' cost and penalty claims

against Joseph M. Blosenski, his wife Ada Blosenski and related

corporations. The third decree, the ``Barry Decree'' is also a ``cash-

out'' decree which requires a payment of $5,000 and resolves the United

States' cost claims against Alexander Barry.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to these

proposed consent decrees 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, DC 20044, and should refer to United States v. Joseph M.

Blosenski, Jr. et al., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-2-556A.

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

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615

Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA; the Region III office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,

Pa.; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of each 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

referenced case and number, the specific decree involved, and enclose a

check in the amounts as follows: Generator Decree--$27.00, Blosenski

Decree--$7.75, and Barry Decree--$6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Section Chief Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-17841 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]

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