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, 38 F.R. 19029,

and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on December 11,

1997, a proposed consent decree in United States v. Westinghouse

Electric Corporation, Civil Action No. 97-CV-6555-T, was lodged with

the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

In this action against defendant Westinghouse Electric Corporation

(``Westinghouse''), the United States sought reimbursement of certain

response costs and performance of certain remedial action at the

Kentucky Avenue Wellfield Superfund Site (``the Site''), located in the

Village of Elmira Heights and the Village and Town of Horseheads, New

York. The consent decree provides that Westinghouse will reimburse the

United States $1,250,000 in Past Response Costs, reimburse the United

States for Future Response Costs, and perform certain Remedial Action

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. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Civil Action No.

97-CV-6555-T, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-1224.

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

United States Attorney, Western District of New York, 138 Delaware

Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 04202, and at Region II, Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York,

10278 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, please enclose a check in the amount of $95.25

(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-386 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]

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