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 a consent decree with thirteen settling

defendants in United States versus Stephen D. Heleva, et al., Civ. Act.

No. 93-1339 (E.D. Pa.) was lodged on October 28, 1996.

The proposed decree resolves the claims of the United States

against thirteen parties under Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,

as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607, for past

response costs and certain response actions at the Heleva Landfill

Superfund Site in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The thirteen

settling defendants are Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; American

Nickeloid Company; the American Telephone & Telegraph Company

(``ATT''); General Electric Company; Howmet Cercast (U.S.A.), Inc.;

Olin Corporation; Pennsylvania Power & Light Company; Robert J.

McAuliffe, Inc. and Robert J. McAuliffe; Gramet Holdings Corp. as

successor in interest to Alpo Pet Foods, Inc.; GAF Corporation; Pfizer,

Inc.; and Mack Trucks, Inc. The decree obligates the Settling

Defendants to reimburse $12,067,696.32 of the United States' past

response costs. In exchange, the United States covenants not to sue the

Settling Defendants under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

Secs. 9606 and 9607, to recover past response costs or to perform prior

response actions listed in the decree.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed partial consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States versus Stephen D. Heleva, et al., DOJ Ref. # 90-

11-2-684.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States

Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed partial consent

decree 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 refer to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $10.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library. Attachments to the proposed

partial consent decree can be obtained for an additional amount.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.

[FR Doc. 96-29742 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]

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