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 C.F.R. 50.7, and Section

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

October 8, 1998, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Archer-

Daniels-Midland Company, et al., Civ. Action No. 198CV 2302 was lodged

with the United States District Court for the Northern District of

Ohio. This Consent Decree represents a settlement of claims of the

United States against: (1) Archer-Daniels-Midland Company; (2) Ashland

Chemical Company; (3) Baltimore-Ennis Land Company, Inc. (formerly

known as Gibson-Homans); (4) Brookside Auto Parts; (5) Lincoln Electric

Company; (6) Technical Products, Inc.; and (7) Warner G. Smith

(collectively ``Settling Defendants''), for reimbursement of response

costs in connection with the Ohio Drum Reconditioning Superfund Site

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

Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 96-01 et

seq.

Under this settlement with the United States, Settling Defendants

will pay $100,000, plus interest, in reimbursement of response costs

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

Defendants will finance and perform the removal action at a portion of

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 the

United States v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-

11-2-1300.

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

United States Attorney, 1800 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Ave., East

Cleveland, Ohio 44114, 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., 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 of the Consent Decree, please enclose a check

payable to the Consent Decree Library in the amount of $11.75 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) for a copy of the Consent Decree without

attachments or $22.75 for a copy of the Consent Decree with

attachments.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-29708 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]

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