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RohmTech is the successor to a former

owner and operator of the Site. The

consent decree will also resolve the

claims of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts (‘‘Commonwealth’’) in

connection with the Site under CERCLA

and the Massachusetts Oil and

Hazardous Material Release Prevention

and Response Act, M.G.L. c. 21E.

Under the proposed consent decree,

RohmTech will make an immediate

payment to the United States and the

Commonwealth in the amount of

$4,000,000, plus interest. In addition,

the United States and the

Commonwealth will receive a

percentage of gross proceeds from

related insurance litigation and

litigation against another potentially

responsible party. Of the total payments,

$2,100,000 will be paid to the United

States and the Commonwealth in

connection with claims for natural

resource damages at the Site. The

remaining money will be paid to the

United States and the Commonwealth as

reimbursement for response costs

incurred and to be incurred at the Site.

The amount of the payments to be made

by RohmTech reflect the company’s

financial condition.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of up to thirty days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Any comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin

Station, Washington, DC 20044, and

should refer to United States v.

RohmTech, Inc., DOJ Ref. Number 90–

11–2–340. Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 6973.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Environmental

Protection Agency, One Congress Street,

Boston, Massachusetts (contact Joanna

Jerison at 617–565–3350) 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, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $12.50 (50 pages at 25

cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant To The Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act of

1980, As Amended

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Taylor, et al., Civil

Action No. 97CV12201EFH, was lodged

on September 30, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts. The proposed consent

decree resolves the United States’s

claims against several potentially

responsible parties (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’) at the Nyanza Chemical

Waste Dump Superfund Site, located in

Ashland, Massachusetts (‘‘Site’’), under

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et

seq. The consent decree will also

resolve the claims of the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

(‘‘Commonwealth’’) in connection with

the Site under CERCLA and the

Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous

material Release Prevention and

Response Act, M.G.L. c. 21E. The

Settling Defendants include Scott D.

Taylor, individually; the Estate of

Roland E. Derby, Jr.; Scott D. Taylor in

his capacity as Administrator of the

Estate of Roland E. Derby, Jr.; the Estate

of Roland E. Derby, Sr., and Edward M.

Lynch, Jr. in his capacity as Executor of

the Estate of Roland E. Derby, Sr. The

consent decree includes a covenant not

to sue by the United States under, inter

alia, Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 and 9607 (including

claims for natural resource damages),

and under Section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 6973.

Under the proposed consent decree,

Scott D. Taylor will make a payment to

the United States and the

Commonwealth in the amount of

$565,000 over a three-year period, plus

interest. Of the $565,000 total, $424,000

will be paid the United States (EPA) as

reimbursement for response costs

incurred in connection with the Site,

$106,000 will be paid to the

Commonwealth as reimbursement for

response costs incurred in connection

with the Site, and $35,000 will be paid

to the United States and the

Commonwealth in connection with

claims for natural resource damages. In

addition, if the gross insurance proceeds

recovered by the Settling Defendants in

connection with the Site exceed

$425,000, Settling Defendants shall pay

to the United States and the

Commonwealth 80% of the amount in

excess of $425,000.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of up to thirty days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Any comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044, and should refer to United

States v. Taylor, et al., DOJ Ref. Number

90–11–2–340B. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6973.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Environmental

Protection Agency, One Congress Street,

Boston, Massachusetts (contact Joanna

Jerison at 617–565–3350) and 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 refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $13.25 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–27207 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

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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 Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Washington Central

Railroad Company, Inc., et al., No.

CV97–1400–ST (D. Oregon), was lodged

on September 30, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Oregon. With regard to the Defendants,