Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Safe Drinking

Water Act

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

9622(d), notice is hereby given that on May 19, 1998, the United

States, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,

filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of

Washington a modification to the Consent Decree that was entered on

June 5, 1996, in United States v. Selleck, Inc. and Robert E. Schaefer,

Civil Action No. C93-1004Z. The modification amends the June 5, 1996

Consent Decree in light of the defendants' agreement to convey the

Selleck Water Supply System in its entirety to the Kangley Water

Association. Accordingly, the parties agree that their June 5, 1996

Consent Decree should be modified so that only Section III.B (permanent

injunction against Robert E. Schaefer) and Section XIV (retention by

the district court of jurisdiction) will remain operative and in

effect. This modification is expressly conditioned upon the successful

completion of the defendants' conveyance to the Kangley Water

Association.

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

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

proposed modification to the June 5, 1996 Consent Decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. Selleck,

Inc. and Robert E. Schaefer, DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-5029.

A copy of the proposed modification to the Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

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

requesting copies of the consent decree, please refer to United States

v. Selleck, Inc. and Robert E. Schaefer. If you are requesting a copy

from the Consent Library, please enclose a check payable to the Consent

Decree Library in the amount of $1.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-16213 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]

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