Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery Action; Occidental Chemical Corp. et al.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery

Action; Occidental Chemical Corp. et al.

In accordance with the Departmental Policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice

is hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Occidental

Chemical Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 98-CV-5169 was lodged with the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

on September 29, 1998. This Consent Decree resolves the United States'

claims against Occidental Chemical Corp., Clean Harbors of Cleveland,

Inc., Congoleum Corp., Esschem, Inc., NRM Investment, Inc., Worthington

Steel Corp., Valley Forge Sewer Authority, West Goshen Township,

Borough of West Chester, Borough of Downingtown, Unisys Corporation,

Westcode, Inc., Whitford Corp., Wyeth Laboratories, USA Waste of

Delaware, as a successor to Harvey & Harvey (``Settling Defendants''),

under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``DERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606

and 9607(a), for response costs incurred at the Strasburg Landfill

Superfund Site in Newlin Township, PA. The Consent Decree requires the

Settling Defendants to pay $2.5 million in reimbursement of response

costs relating to the Strasburg Landfill cleanup.

The Department of Justice will accept written comments on the

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of

publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. Occidental Chemical Corp. et

al., DOJ No. 90-11-3-962B.

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

of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615

Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Region III Office

of EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd 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., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When requesting a copy of the

proposed Consent Decree, please enclose a check to cover the twenty-

five cents per page reproduction costs payable to the ``Consent Decree

Library'' in the amount of $12.00, and please reference United States

v. Occidental Chemical Corp. et al. DOJ No. 90-11-3-962B.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

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