[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24537]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Buyken Industries, et al., Civ. No. C97-1416D, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, on 
August 27, 1997. That action was brought against defendants pursuant to 
section 107 of CERCLA for the recovery of response costs incurred and 
to be incurred at the Western Processing Superfund Site in Kent, 
Washington. Because the defendants have contributed minuscule amounts 
of hazardous substances to the Site (less than .002% of the wastes 
received at the Site), they are considered ``de micromis'' contributors 
of hazardous substances to the Site. Consistent with the ``Revised 
Guidance of CERCLA Settlements with De Micromis Waste Contributors,'' 
dated June 3, 1996, the United States has settled with these parties in 
exchange for certain certifications and covenants made by them. The 
settlement is designed to resolve fully each settling party's liability 
at the Site through a covenant not to sue under sections 106 and 107 of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and section 7003 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. Buyken Industries, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233A. Commenters 
may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area in 
accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 3600 
Seafirst Fifth Avenue Plaza, 800 Fifth Avenue, Room 3600, Seattle, WA 
98104, at the Region X office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, and at the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, NW, 4th 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. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $2.75 for the decree (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Buyken Industries, 
et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233A.
Bruce Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24537 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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