Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant To Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant To Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

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

9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that on December 16, 1997, a

proposed Consent Decree IN United States v. Chrysler Corporation, et

al., Civil Action No. 97-76097, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The proposed

Consent Decree resolves claims under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability act

(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), for implementation of

response actions and recovery of response costs relating to the Willow

Drum Site (the ``Site''), located at 42855 Willow Road, Sumpter

Township, Wayne County, Michigan.

Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chrysler agrees to complete a

clean up at the Site consistent with an Engineering Evaluation/Cost

Analysis (``EE/CA'') at an estimated cost of $700,000. The response

action in the EE/CA includes the dewatering, excavation and off-site

disposal of contaminated soils, to be followed by soil and groundwater

verification sampling to ensure that residential standards are

achieved. Chrysler and GM also agree to pay $250,000 of EPA's $1.4

million in past costs and pay any future costs that EPA incurs.

The Department of Justice will receive comments concerning 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, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S.

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

D.C., 20044, and should refer to United States v. Chrysler Corporation,

et al., DOJ Number 90-11-2-1087A. Commenters may request an opportunity

for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section

7003(d) of the resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.

6973(d).

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following

offices: (1) The Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District

of Michigan, Eastern District of Michigan, 211 West Fort Street, Suite

2001, Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 226-9770 (2) the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois

60604, (312) 353-886-6842; and (3) the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

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

of the proposed Decree may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, For a

copy of the Consent Decree (without attachments), please enclose a

check for $14.50 ($.25 per page reproduction

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charge) payable to ``Consent Decree Library.''

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief Environmental Enforcement Section Environment & Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-33822 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]

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