Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. A. Steiert &

Sons, Inc., Civ. A. No. 98-0104, was lodged on January 9, 1998, with

the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania. The consent decree resolves the claims of the United

States under Sections 106(a), 107(a), and 113(g)(2) of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,

as amended (``CERCLA''), for reimbursement of response costs incurred

at the North Penn Area 2 Superfund Site located in Hatfield Township,

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and for declaratory judgment as to

liability that will be binding in actions to recover further response

costs related to the Site. The consent decree obligates A. Steiert &

Sons, Inc. to pay $58,000 in reimbursement of response costs incurred

and to be incurred by EPA in responding to contamination 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

proposed 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. A. Steiert & Sons, Inc., DOJ Ref. # 90-11-3-805A.

The consent decree may be examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 616 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106;

the Region III Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 841

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA; and at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, NW 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A

copy of the consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from

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

D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of $7.00 (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. 98-1707 Filed 1-23-98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410-15-M