Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed Settlement Agreement in In

re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. 93 B 319, was lodged

with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of

Illinois, on Oct. 10, 1995, among the United States, on behalf of the

Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the Economic Development

Administration of the

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Department of Commerce (``EDA''), Navistar International Transportation

Corp. (``Navistar''), and the debtors. The United States filed a claim

against the debtors in this action for the debtors' liability under the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., for investigation and clean-up

costs at the Wisconsin Steel Works site, in Chicago, Illinois. Under

the Settlement Agreement, the debtors will pay EPA $5,000 in cash, and

will provide an allowed claim of $1,000,000 to Navistar for use in

Navistar's investigation and clean-up of the site. The Settlement

Agreement includes a covenant not to sue by the United States under

Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607, and

under Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. 6973 (``RCRA'').

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed Settlement Agreement 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, D.C. 20530. All comments should

refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-

1064A. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public hearing in

the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.

The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the office the

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois, 60604, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the

proposed Settlement Agreement 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 $5.75 for the decree (25 cents per page

reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When

requesting a copy, please refer to In re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc.,

et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1064A.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

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