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 FR 19029,

and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), on October 26, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 576), notice

was given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. General

Electric Company, Civil Action No. 99-30225-MAP, was lodged with the

Untied States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The

proposed consent decree resolves certain claims against General

Electric Company (``GE'') under Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607; Section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973; and Section

309 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319, regarding the disposal,

release and/or threat of release of hazardous substances and/or wastes

from the GE facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and related areas.

Pursuant to requests from interested persons, the Department of

Justice is extending the period for comments relating to the proposed

consent decree to and including January 25, 2000. Comment 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. General Electric Company,

Civil Action No. 99-30225-MAP, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1479, and 90-11-3-

1479z.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at either of the

following locations: (1) the Springfield Office of the United States

Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1550 Main Street, Suite 310,

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01103; or (2) Region I, Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress Street, Boston,

Massachusetts, 02203. A copy of the consent decree can be obtained by

mail (without attachments) from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy of the consent decree (without attachments), please enclose a

check in the amount of $102.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-31621 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]

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