Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 1997 / Notices 5249

incurred and to be incurred by the

United States and the State of New

Jersey in connection with the Ellis

Property Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) in

Burlington County, New Jersey.

Under the terms of the proposed

consent decree, Mr. Ellis, the owner of

the Site, will sell the Site after its

remediation and pay 43 percent of the

proceeds of the sale to the United States

and 17 percent of the proceeds to the

State of New Jersey in reimbursement of

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, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States and State

of New Jersey versus Irving I. Ellis, Civil

Action No. 93–1661 (GEB), DOJ Ref. No.

90–11–3–1140.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 970 Broad Street,

Newark, New Jersey 07102; the Region

II Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York 10007–1866; and the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005, telephone (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 refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $7.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs) made payable to

Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2665 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980

Consistent with Departmental Policy,

28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that

on January 13, 1997, a proposed consent

decree in United States of America v.

Monsanto Company, et al., Civil Action

No. 97–110 (DRD), was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

District of New Jersey. The United

States’ complaint sought recovery of

response costs under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.,

against three corporations responsible

for hazardous substances found at the

White Chemical Corporation Superfund

Site located at 660 Frelinghuysen

Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.

The consent decree provides that the

settling defendants will reimburse the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

for $600,000 in past response costs

incurred by the United States in

connection with the White Chemical

Corporation Superfund Site. In addition,

the consent decree provides that the

defendants will dismiss their petitions

submitted to EPA pursuant to Section

106(b)(2)(A) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9606(b)(2)(A), for reimbursement of

costs of compliance with an

administrative order issued by EPA

Region II under CERCLA Section 106(a).

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530 and should

refer to United States v. Monsanto

Company et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–642A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room

502, Newark, N.J. 07102 and at the

Region II office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza,

New York, New York 10278. The

proposed consent decree may also be

examined at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 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, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $4.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

‘‘Consent Decree Library.’’

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2660 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to Multiple Environmental

Statutes

In accordance with United States

Department of Justice policy, 28 CFR

50.7, notice is hereby given that a

proposed consent decree in United

States v. Puerto Rico Electric Power

Authority, No. 93–2527, was lodged on

January 10, 1997, with the United States

District Court for the District of Puerto

Rico. The consent decree resolves the

United States’ claims against the Puerto

Rico Electric Authority (‘‘PREPA’’) that

are identified in a complaint filed on

October 27, 1993. In that complaint, the

United States cited PREPA for violations

of multiple federal and Commonwealth

environmental statutes and regulations,

including: (1) the air quality and

emission limitations requirements of the

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–7431; (2)

the effluent limitations and National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

requirements of Sections 301 and 402 of

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

(the ‘‘Clean Water Act’’), 33 U.S.C. 1311,

1342; (3) the oil pollution prevention

requirements promulgated at 40 CFR

Part 110 pursuant to Section 311 of the

Clean Water Act; (4) the inventory

reporting requirements for hazardous

chemicals pursuant to Section 312 of

the Emergency Planning and

Community-Right-to-Know Act

(‘‘EPCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 11022; (5) the

hazardous substance release reporting

requirements promulgated at 40 CFR

Part 302 pursuant to section 103 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9603; (6) the

hazardous substance release reporting

requirements of Section 304 of EPCRA;

and (7) the underground storage tank

requirements promulgated at 40 CFR

Part 280 pursuant to Section 9003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act, 42 U.S.C. 6991b. The United States

sought civil penalties and injunctive

relief for the violations alleged in the

complaint.

In the proposed consent decree,

PREPA agrees to pay a civil penalty of

$1.5 million; to implement

environmental projects costing $3.5

million; to spend $1 million to hire an

Environmental Review Contractor to

oversee and monitor PREPA’s

implementation and compliance with

the proposed consent decree; and to

undertake extensive injunctive relief

designed to assure PREPA’s compliance

with environmental laws and

regulations.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of sixty (60) 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, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority,