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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, As

Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, and

42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on October 19,

1998, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Alpine Aromatics

International, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 98-4813 (DRD), was lodged

with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The proposed Consent Decree will resolve the United States' claims

under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et seq., on behalf of

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against defendants

relating to the Custom Distribution Services Superfund Site (``Site'')

located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The Complaint alleges that each of

the defendants is liable under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

Sec. 9607(a).

Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the settling defendants will

reimburse the United States $1,174,000 in past response costs.

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. Any 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. Alpine Aromatics International, Inc., et al.,

Civil Action No. 98-4813 (DRD), D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1750.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street,

Newark, New Jersey 07102 and at Region II, Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866 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. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check (there is a 25 cent per page reproduction

cost) in the amount of $11.00 payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-29703 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]

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