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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

Notice is hereby given that on February 1, 1996, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Estate of Richard R. Christopherson, Civil

Action No. C96-0166C (W.D. Washington), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western District of Washington. This

Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims in this action

against the Estate of Richard R. Christopherson (``Estate'') regarding

its liability under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a),

for response costs incurred or to be incurred by the United States in

connection with the Advance Electroplating Site in Seattle, Washington.

The Decree requires, inter alia, that the Estate reimburse the

United States' response costs in the amount of $100,000 plus interest

through the date of payment. In addition, the Decree requires the

Estate to take certain steps in an effort to market and sell specified

real property and to pay to the United States, for deposit in the

Superfund, eighty percent of the proceeds of any such sale. The Decree

grants to the Estate the contribution protection afforded by Section

113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9613(f)(2). The Decree also

contains a reopener that permits the United States, in certain

situations, to institute additional proceedings to require that this

defendant perform further response actions or to reimburse the United

States for additional costs of response.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date

of this publication. 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 v. Estate of Richard R. Christopherson, D.O.J. No. 90-11-

2-1116A.

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

United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 800

Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, Washington, 98104-3190; the Region

10 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue,

Seattle, Washington 98101; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

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

copy of the proposed 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 enclose a check in

the amount of $7.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to

Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-3397 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]

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