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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and Section

122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is hereby given that on July 10,

1998, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Akzo Coatings,

Inc., et al., Civ. Action No. 98-72934 was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. This

Consent Decree represents a settlement of claims of the United States

against: (1) Akzo Coatings, Inc.; (2) Chrysler Corporation; (3) Detrex

Corporation; (4) Federal Screw Works; (5) Ford Motor Company; (6)

General Motors Corporation; (7) Great Lakes Division of National Steel

Corporation; (8) HNA Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Hoechst Celanese

Corporation); (9) TRW Inc.; and (10) Michelin North America (successor

to Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company) (collectively ``Settling

Defendants''), for reimbursement of response costs and injunctive

relief in connection with the Springfield Township Superfund Site

(``Site'') pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

Under this settlement with the United States, Settling Defendants,

will pay $1,551,510.72, plus interest, in reimbursement of response

costs incurred by the United States at the Site. In addition, Settling

Defendants will continue to operate the ground water extraction and

treatment system that they currently are operating at the Site pursuant

to a Unilateral Administrative Order. Settling Defendants will also

design and implement the response action selected in the Amended Record

of Decision that will address contaminated soils 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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Akzo Coatings, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-222B.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern

Division, 211 West Fort Street, Suite 2300, Detroit, MI 48226, at the

Region 5 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)

624-0892. A copy of the proposed 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. In requesting a copy of the Consent

Decree, please enclose a check payable to the Consent Decree Library in

the amount of $25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) for a copy of

the Consent Decree without attachments or $191.50 for a copy of the

Consent Decree with attachments.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-20401 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]

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