[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10109]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 42 U.S.C. 9601, 
et seq.

    Under 28 U.S.C. 50.7 notice is hereby given that on March 31, 1998 
proposed Consent Decrees (``Decrees'') in United States v. Ray McCune, 
et al, Civil Action No. 2:97CV 0860K were lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Utah.
    In this enforcement action under Sections 104, 107 and 113(g)(2) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9607 and 9613(g)(2), and 28 U.S.C. 
2201, the United States sought reimbursement of response costs incurred 
and to be incurred by the United States in response to the release or 
threat of release of hazardous substances from the Reclaim Barrel 
Company Site. The Site is located at 8487 South Redwood Road, West 
Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah (``the Site''). One proposed Consent 
Decree resolves claims against: Amoco Corporation; Ashland Chemical 
Company, a Division of Ashland, Inc.; Chemcentral Corporation d/b/a 
Chemcentral; CRP, Inc. d/b/a Springlite; DLD Distributing Company of 
Wyoming; Dyce Chemical, Inc.; Environmental Chemistries, Inc. d/b/a 
Enchem; Faball Acquisitions; Faball Enterprises of Utah; Intermountain 
Equipment Sales Company; Rhinehart Oil Company Inc.; Thatcher Chemical 
Company; Triton Fuel Group, Inc. d/b/a Dunn Oil Company; Triton Energy 
Corporation; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Van Waters and Rogers, A 
Royal Pakhoed Company; WestScot Corporation; and WestKem-Hall, Inc. 
This proposed Consent Decree recovers response costs of $865,000. The 
second proposed Consent Decree resolves similar claims against 
Defendant, Ray McCune. This proposed Consent Decree recovers response 
costs of $100,000. These settlements will resolve claims against all 
Defendants in this case except for Kaziah May Jordan.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
Decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to, United States v. 
Ray McCune, et al, Civil Action No. 2:97CV 0860K D.J. Ref. #90-11-2-
1270.
    The Decrees may be examined at the United States Department of 
Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Denver Field 
Office, 999 18th Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver, Colorado, 80202 
and the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Superfund Records 
Center, Suite 500, Denver, Co. 80202, and at the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 
624-0892. A copy of the Decrees 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 enclose a check in 
the amount of $10.25 for the Decree between the United States and the 
corporate Defendants and $6.25 for the Decree between the United States 
and Ray McCune (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-10109 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am]
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