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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of 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. Farber, et al., Civil No. 86-3736, was lodged on October 13, 1995,

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

The decree resolves claims against Purex Corp. in the above-referenced

action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,

and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for contamination at the Syncon Resins

Superfund Site in Kearny, New Jersey (the ``Site''). In the proposed

consent decree, Purex agrees to reimburse the EPA for $715,000 in past

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. Faber, et al., DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-3-116.

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

United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Newark, NJ 07102; the Region II

Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 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 $6.25 (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. 95-26255 Filed 10-23-95; 8:45 am]

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