Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 16, 1999, a

proposed consent decree (``Consent Decree'') in United States v.

Meydenbauer Development Co., Civil Action No. 2:98-CS-00147 WFN was

lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of Washington.

In this action, the United States sought to recover costs incurred

and to be incurred in response to the release of hazardous substances

at the Deaconess Hospital Superfund Site in Chelan County, Washington

(``Site'') pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). The Consent Decree requires

Defendants Meydenbauer Development Co. and M. Tyrone Morgan to pay to

the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund $5,000 in reimbursement of the

United States past response costs. The settlement amount is based upon

the Defendants ability to pay. In exchange, the United States will

grant the Defendants a covenant not to sue pursuant to section 107(a)

of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for past response costs incurred by the

United States. The Defendants also will receive contribution protection

for the United States' past response costs pursuant to section

113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2).

The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent

Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General

of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of

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

Meydenbauer Development Co., Civ. No. 2:98-CS-00147 WFN (E.D. Wash.),

DJ No. 90-11-2-1365.

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

States Attorney, 300 United States Courthouse, Spokane, WA 99210-1494,

at U.S. EPA Region X, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, and at the

Consent Decree Liberty, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC

20005. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by

mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please

enclose a check payable to the Consent Decree Library in the amount of

$5.25.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-18092 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]

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