Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on December 1, 1995 a proposed Consent

Decree in United States and State of California v. Shell Oil Company,

Inc., et al., Case No. CV 91-0589 RJK (Ex) was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Central District of California. This

Consent Decree represents a settlement of claims against McAuley LCX

Corporation (``McAuley'') for costs incurred in connection with the

McColl Superfund Site in Fullerton, California under section 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607.

Under this settlement between the United States and the State of

California (``Plaintiffs'') and McAuley, McAuley will pay the United

States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') $184,000 for past

United States response costs. The Consent Decree also requires McAuley

to pay the State of California $66,000 for past State response costs.

This is the second consent decree entered in this case. The first

consent decree between the Plaintiffs and the Oil Company Defendants

(Shell Oil Company, Union Oil Company of California, Atlantic Richfield

Corporation and Texaco, Inc.) resulted in payment of $18,000,000 from

the Oil Company Defendants to the Plaintiffs.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States and State of California v. Shell Oil Company, Inc., et

al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-3A.

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

United States Attorney, Central District of California, Room 7516

Federal Building, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California

90012 and at Region IX, Office of the Environmental Protection Agency,

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, DC

20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree and

exhibits thereto may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.50 (25

cents

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per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-31057 Filed 12-20-95; 8:45 am]

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