Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. North

Landing Line Construction Company, et al., C.A. No. 2:96CV1073, was

lodged on February 17, 1998, with the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of Virginia. The consent decree resolves the

United States' claims with respect to past costs, pursuant to Section

107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and

Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, in connection with the cleanup of the

Sutton Enterprises Superfund Site, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The

decree also resolves counterclaims alleged against the United States by

several defendants. The defendants named in this action are Newport

News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Money Point Diamond

Corporation, Future First Associates, William L. Hester, and Jonathan

T. Harris. Under the consent decree, the defendants and several federal

agencies, including the United States Department of Defense, Department

of the Navy, and the Defense Logistics Agency/Defense Reutilization and

Marketing Service, against whom counterclaims were filed, will

reimburse the Superfund $1,725,000 with respect to the clean-up 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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

United States v. North Landing Line Construction Company, et al., DOJ

Reference No. 90-11-3-1699.

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

United States Attorney, Suite 8000, 101 W. Main Street, Norfolk,

Virginia 23510; the Region III Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 840 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; and

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed 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 refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount

of $8.25 (.25 cents per page production costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-7740 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]

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