Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice

is hereby given that on March 19, 1998, a proposed consent decree in

United States v. The Dow Chemical Company, et al., Civil Action No.

980553, was lodged with the United States District Court for the

Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas Division. The

proposed Consent Decree resolves the liability of the Settling

Defendants under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA at D.L. Mud Superfund

Site (``Site'') located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Under the terms

of the Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants have agreed to conduct a

remedial action at the Site in accordance with the Record of Decision

(``ROD'') for the site. The ROD estimate of total site costs is

$416,000.

For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication,

the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the

proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action.

Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. The Dow

Chemical Company, et al., DOJ #90-11-2-892.

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

United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana,

Lafayette-Opelousas Division, 600 Jefferson Street, Suite 1000,

Lafayette, Louisiana, 70501-7206, and at the office of the United

States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Keith Smith, Assistant Regional

Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may also be examined at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC

20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies of the decree may be obtained in person

or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. Such requests should be

accompanied by a check in the amount of $92.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction charge for decree) payable to ``Consent Decree Library''.

When requesting copies, please refer to United States v. The Dow

Chemical Company, et al., DOJ #90-11-2-892.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-9450 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]

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