Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order Under the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

of 1980, as Amended

In accordance with Department of Justice policy, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Stipulation and Order in the action entitled In

re Smith Corona Corp., et al., No. 95-788 (HSB) (Bankr. D. Del.), was

lodged on April 8, 1997 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the

District of Delaware. The proposed Stipulation and Order resolves

claims by the United States, the State of New York, Keystone

Consolidated Industries, Inc., Monarch Machine & Tool Co., Niagara

Mohawk Power Corp., and Overhead Door Corp., asserted pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, against the

debtors in this bankruptcy proceeding, which are Smith Corona Corp.,

SCM Office Supplies, Inc., SCC LI Corp., Hulse Manufacturing Co., Smith

Corona Overseas Holdings Inc., SCM (United Kingdom) Ltd., and SCM

Inter-

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American Corp. (collectively, ``Smith Corona''). These claims are for

recovery of response costs incurred and/or to be incurred by the

claimants with respect to the Rosen Superfund Site in the city of

Cortland, Cortland County, New York.

Under the terms of the proposed Stipulation and Order, the United

States will receive a combination of allowed general unsecured claim

distributions and cash totalling $200,129.70, the State of New York

will receive allowed general unsecured claim distributions of $3,000,

and the four corporate claimants will receive, collectively, a

combination of allowed general unsecured claim distributions and cash

totalling $46,870.30.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed Stipulation and Order. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

In re Smith Corona Corp., et al., No. 95-788 (HSB) (Bankr. D. Del.),

DOJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-1578.

The proposed Stipulation and Order may be examined at the Office of

the United States Attorney, 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100, Wilmington,

Delaware 19899-2046; the Region II Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866; and the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, telephone (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed

Stipulation and Order 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 $7.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs) made payable to Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

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