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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreements Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that proposed Settlement Agreements in

United States v. H. K. Porter Company, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.

96C-579 and In Re H. K. Porter Company, Inc., Bankruptcy No. 91-

00468WWB were lodged with the United States District Court for the

Western District of Pennsylvania on November 4, 1996 and filed with the

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

on November 6, 1996. The proposed Settlement Agreements resolve the

claims of the plaintiff, the United States of America, filed against

defendant, H. K. Porter, Inc. (``Porter'') in district court and

bankruptcy court pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

The Settlement Agreements pertain to the Bollinger Steel Superfund

Site (``Site''), located in the Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County,

Pennsylvania. They require Porter, a

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prior owner and operator of the Site, to stipulate to the United

States' contested claim in bankruptcy as a general allowed unsecured

claim of $1,550,000 and to relinquish any claims it may have against

the United States. The Settlement Agreements also include covenants not

to sue by the United States under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, and provide Porter with

contribution protection.

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 Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

United States v. H. K. Porter Company, Inc., et al., DOJ Ref. # 90-11-

2-738C. Commentors may request an opportunity for a public meeting in

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

The proposed Settlement Agreements may be examined at the Office of

the United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 633

United States Post Office & Court House, 7th Avenue & Grant Street,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219; the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 19107; 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 Agreements 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 of the body of the

proposed Settlement Agreements, please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), for each copy. The check should be made payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-30806 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]

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