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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive

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

et seq.

Notice is hereby given that on, June 8, 1998 a proposed Consent

Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Asarco Incorporated, et al.,

Civil Action No. 2:98CVO415B was lodged with the United States District

Court for the District of Utah. The United States filed this action

pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and

Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., to

recover the past and future response costs incurred at or in connection

with the Murray Smelter Site in the City of Murray, Utah.

The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims against: Asarco

Incorporated; Murray City Corporation; SALS Investors Partnership; Utah

Transit Authority; Monroc Inc.; TB Warehouse L.L.C.; Timothy Buehner;

Paul Buehner; Alma Utah Company, Otto Buehner and Company; Buehner Salt

Lake Properties,. L.C.; Buehner Corp.; Hi-Ute Investment Company;

Murray Land Trust L.C.; W.R. White Company; Ash Grove Cement; and

Paragon Properties. This proposed Consent Decree recovers response

costs of $109,547.37, and requires Asarco, and the other settling

defendants, to implement EPA's selected remedy for the Site. The Decree

also settles potential claims against the United States at the Site.

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

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree.

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. Asarco

Incorporated, et al., Civil Action No. 2: 98CVO415B, and D.J. Ref. #90-

11-3-1729.

The Decree 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 Decree 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 $32.00 for the Decree, without attachments (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. 98-17011 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]

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