Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as

Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, 38 FR 19029,

and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that on August 10,

1999, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. AlliedSignal Inc.,

et al., Civil Action No. 99-3766 WHW, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of New Jersey. The proposed Consent

Decree will resolve the United States' claims under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),

42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et seq., on behalf of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (``EPA'') against defendants relating to the Chemsol,

Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') located in Piscataway, New Jersey. The

Complaint alleges that each of the defendants is liable under Section

107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a).

Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the settling defendants agree and

Settling Federal Agencies agree to reimburse to the United States

$3,042,205.55 out of $5,457,205.55 in past response costs. Further, the

settling work defendants, as defined in the Decree, agree to implement

the remedy selected in the September 18, 1998 Record of Decision

(``ROD'') for the Site, estimated to cost $17.7 million, and to

reimburse the United States for all of its future response costs, as

defined in the Consent Decree.

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. Any 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. AlliedSignal Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 99-3766

WHW, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-06104.

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

United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street,

Newark, NJ 07102 and at Region II, Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866 and at the

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

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, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check (there is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost)

in the amount of $29.00 payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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