Notice of Lodging a De Minimis Settlement By Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging a De Minimis Settlement By Consent Pursuant to

the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that on February 12, 1996, a proposed

consent decree in United States versus Fidelcor Business Credit Corp.,

et al., Civ. A. No. 93-CV-0233, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This

settlement is a de minimis settlement with the current owners and

current lessee of the Eddystone Avenue Superfund Site, located in

Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The current owners are Salvatore and Ruby

Finocchiaro and the current lessee is R.F. Trucking, Inc. The de

minimis settlement in this matter is pursuant to Section 122(g)(1)(B)

of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act (``CERCLA''), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-499, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9622, and

requires the Settlors to pay $2,970.00 in past response costs to the

United States and provide access to the Site to EPA. The Decree

reserves the right of the United States to seek further injunctive

relief should the Settlors fail to meet the requirements of the Decree

and to seek recovery of costs associated with damage to natural

resources.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States versus

Fidelcor Business Credit Corp., et al., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-956.

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

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 651

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,

Pa.; 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

decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree

Library at the address listed above. In requesting a copy, please refer

to the referenced case and number, and enclose a check in the amount of

$4.50 (25 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. 96-6614 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]

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