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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Chemspray Inc., et al., Civil No. 97-8922 CIV-DIMITROULEAS,

was lodged on November 10, 1999, with the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida (``Chemspray Decree''). The

proposed Consent Decree would resolve certain claims under Section 107

of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607, as amended, brought against

defendants Hercules, Incorporated, NOR-AM Chemical Company, Knoll

Pharmaceuticals f/k/a The Boots Company (USA), Inc., and Schwerman

Trucking Company (collectively ``Settling Defendants''), to recover

response costs incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency in

connection with the release of hazardous substances at Chemspray Site

in Pahokee, Florida. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the Settling

Defendants will pay $53,325.36 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund to

reimburse the United States for Past Response Costs.

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, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Chemspray, Inc., et. al., S.D. Fla., Civil No. 97-8922 CIV-

DIMITROULEAS, DOJ Ref. #90-11-2-1345.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the Region 4

Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, SW,

Atlanta, GA 30303. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be

obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, Post Office Box 7611,

Washington, DC. In requesting copies please refer to the referenced

case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-31624 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]

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