Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

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

9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that on July 9, 1998, a Consent

Decree was lodged in United States v. Dixie-Narco, et al., Civil Action

No. MJG-96-3310, with the United States District Court for the District

of Maryland.

The Consent Decree resolves claims against George P. Garratt III

under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42

U.S.C. 9607, with respect to the Drumco Superfund Site (``Drumco

Site'') located in Baltimore and in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree, Garratt is required to

sell the Site property, and upon completion of the sale, pay a minimum

of 65 percent of the proceeds, or $140,000 whichever is greater, to the

United States.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Dixie-Narco, et al., Civil Action No. MJG-96-

3310, Ref. No. 90-11-2-1140. The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United States Attorney, District of

Maryland, 604 United States Courthouse, 101 W. Lombard Street,

Baltimore, Maryland. Copies of the Consent Decree may also be examined

and obtained by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892) and the offices

of the Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. When requesting a copy by

mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.00 (twenty-five cents

per page reproduction costs) for the Consent Decree, payable to the

``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-19384 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]

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