Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as Amended

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as

Amended

In accordance with Department of Justice policy, 28 CFR 50.7 notice

is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v.

Farber, et al., Civil No. 86-3736, was lodged on November 19, 1996,

with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The decree resolves claims against Benjamin Farber in the above-

referenced action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for contamination at the

Syncon Resins Site in South Kearny, New Jersey (the ``Site''). In the

proposed consent decree, Mr. Farber agrees to a judgment against him in

the amount of $19 million, agrees to reimburse the Environmental

Protection Agency (``EPA'') for $750,000 in past response costs

incurred by EPA at the Site, pay the net proceeds of the sale of the

Site and pay a percentage of any insurance recovery relating to the

Site. This settlement was reached based on an assessment of Mr.

Farber's ability to pay.

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 the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

United States v. Farber, et al., DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-3-116.

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

United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room 502, Newark, New Jersey,

07102; the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, New York, NY 10278; and the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy

of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail

from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please refer to

the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $8.00 for the

Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-30891 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]

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