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

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C.

9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that on February 20, 1996, a Consent

Decree was lodged in United States v. Hercules, et al., Civil Action

No. 89-562-SLR, with the United States District Court for the District

of Delaware.

The Complaint in this case, as amended, was filed under Sections

106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C.

Secs. 9606 and 9607, with respect to the Delaware Sand & Gravel

Superfund Site (``DS&G Site'') located in New Castle County, Delaware,

against numerous defendants, many of whom have agreed to settlement

terms under prior consent decrees. Pursuant to the terms of the Consent

Decree with Harvey & Harvey, Inc., the United States will receive a

payment of $1.3 million over four years for costs incurred in

connection with the Site.

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, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Hercules, et al., Civil Action No. 89-562-SLR, Ref. No. 90-

11-2-298. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of

the United States Attorney, District of Delaware, Chemical Bank Plaza,

1201 Market Street, Suite 100, Wilmington, Delaware 19899. Copies of

the Consent Decree may also be examined and obtained by mail at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC

20005 (202-624-0892) and the offices of the Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107. When requesting a copy by mail, please enclose a check in the

amount of $11.00 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs)

payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-5035 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]

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