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 March 2, 1995, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Scovill, Inc., Civ. A. No. 3:95CV159, was

lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of Virginia. 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. 9606, 9607(a). This action involves the

Arrowhead Plating Superfund Site located in Montross, Westmoreland

County, Virginia.

Under the proposed Consent Decree, Scovill, Inc. will pay

$339,811,48 to reimburse the Superfund for costs incurred by the United

States in performing certain response actions at the Arrowhead Plating

Superfund Site. The Decree also requires Scovill, Inc. to perform the

remedial action for the Site selected in the September 30, 1991 Record

of Decision issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency

(``EPA''). The Decree reserves the right of the United States to

recover future response costs and seek further injunctive relief

against the settling defendants for conditions at the Site that are not

known by the United States at the time of entry of this decree.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree 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. Scovill,

Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-859.

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

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk

Division, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 8000, Norfolk, Va. 23510; 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

the 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 [[Page 14965]] to the referenced case number, and

enclose a check in the amount of $23.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-6892 Filed 3-20-95; 8:45 am]

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