Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 42 U.S.C. 9601,

et seq.

Under 28 U.S.C. 50.7 notice is hereby given that on March 31, 1998

proposed Consent Decrees (``Decrees'') in United States v. Ray McCune,

et al, Civil Action No. 2:97CV 0860K were lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of Utah.

In this enforcement action under Sections 104, 107 and 113(g)(2) of

the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9607 and 9613(g)(2), and 28 U.S.C.

2201, the United States sought reimbursement of response costs incurred

and to be incurred by the United States in response to the release or

threat of release of hazardous substances from the Reclaim Barrel

Company Site. The Site is located at 8487 South Redwood Road, West

Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah (``the Site''). One proposed Consent

Decree resolves claims against: Amoco Corporation; Ashland Chemical

Company, a Division of Ashland, Inc.; Chemcentral Corporation d/b/a

Chemcentral; CRP, Inc. d/b/a Springlite; DLD Distributing Company of

Wyoming; Dyce Chemical, Inc.; Environmental Chemistries, Inc. d/b/a

Enchem; Faball Acquisitions; Faball Enterprises of Utah; Intermountain

Equipment Sales Company; Rhinehart Oil Company Inc.; Thatcher Chemical

Company; Triton Fuel Group, Inc. d/b/a Dunn Oil Company; Triton Energy

Corporation; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Van Waters and Rogers, A

Royal Pakhoed Company; WestScot Corporation; and WestKem-Hall, Inc.

This proposed Consent Decree recovers response costs of $865,000. The

second proposed Consent Decree resolves similar claims against

Defendant, Ray McCune. This proposed Consent Decree recovers response

costs of $100,000. These settlements will resolve claims against all

Defendants in this case except for Kaziah May Jordan.

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

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the

Decrees. 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.

Ray McCune, et al, Civil Action No. 2:97CV 0860K D.J. Ref. #90-11-2-

1270.

The Decrees may be examined at the United States Department of

Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Denver Field

Office, 999 18th Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver, Colorado, 80202

and the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Superfund Records

Center, Suite 500, Denver, Co. 80202, and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202)

624-0892. A copy of the Decrees may be obtained in person or by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in

the amount of $10.25 for the Decree between the United States and the

corporate Defendants and $6.25 for the Decree between the United States

and Ray McCune (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-10109 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am]

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