34928 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

In accordance with Departmental

policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on May 29, 1998, a proposed

consent decree in United States v.

Commercial Metals, Company, et al.,

Civil Action No. 3:98–CV–1265X, was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the Northern District of Texas,

Dallas Division. The proposed Consent

Decree resolves the liability of the

Settling Defendants under Sections 106

and 107 of CERCLA at the RSR

Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located in

Dallas, Texas. Under the terms of the

Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants

have agreed to conduct a remedial

action at the Site in accordance with the

Operable Unit Number 4 Record of

Decision (‘‘ROD’’) for the site, and to

pay EPA oversight costs. The ROD

estimate of performing the remedy is

$11.5 million.

For a period of thirty (30) days from

the date of this publication, the

Department of Justice will receive

written comments relating to the

proposed consent decree from persons

who are not parties to the action.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Commercial Metals

Company, et al., DOJ #90–11–3–1613.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the offices of the United

States Attorney for the Northern District

of Texas, Dallas Division, 1100

Commerce St., 3rd Floor, Dallas, Texas,

75242–16996, and at the office of the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Mike

Barra, Assistant Regional Counsel). A

copy of the consent decree may also be

examined at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624–0892.

Copies of the decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library. Such requests should be

accompanied by a check in the amount

of $18.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction charge for decree, without

attachments) payable to ‘‘Consent

Decree Library’’. When requesting

copies, please refer to United States v.

Commercial Metals Company, et al.,

#90–11–3–1613.

Joel Gross,

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

Notice is herby given that on June 5,

1998, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Erie Coatings &

Chemicals, Inc. et al., Civil No. 95–

75842, was lodged with the United

States District court for the Eastern

District of Michigan. This Consent

Decree resolves claims against two

parties, Chem-Met Services, Inc

(‘‘Chem-Met’’) and Cousins Waste

Control Corporation (‘‘Cousins’’), under

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601

et seq. (‘‘CERCLA’’) relating to the Erie

Coatings & Chemicals, Inc. Superfund

Site (‘‘Site’’) in Erie, Michigan.

The Consent Decree requires ChemMet to reimburse the Superfund in the

amount of $25,000 and it requires

Cousins to reimburse the Superfund in

the amount of $40,000 for the United

States’ past costs incurred in conducting

a removal action at the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

in United States v Erie Coatings &

Chemicals, Inc. et al., D. J. Ref. 90–11–

2–1070.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan,

817 Federal Building, 231 West

Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan 48226, and

at the Consent Decree Library, 120 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 enclose a

check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant

to the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7 and 42 U.S.C.

§ 9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that

a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Lewis Frame and Ruth Frame,

Civil Action No. 98–CV–2844, was

lodged on June 3, 1998, with the United

States District Court for the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania. A complaint

was filed simultaneously with the

lodging of the consent decree.

The consent decree pertains to the

A.I.W. Frank Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’),

located in Exton, Chester County,

Pennsylvania. It resolves the claims of

the plaintiff, the United States of

America, filed against defendants, Lewis

Frame and Ruth Frame, pursuant to

Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et

seq. arising out of the defendants’ past

ownership of a portion of the Site. The

consent decree requires the defendants

to pay $1.1 million in past response

costs, complete remedial work

estimated to cost $1 million and provide

EPA with access to the Site. The consent

decree also includes covenants not to

sue by the United States under Sections

106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9601 et seq., and Section 7003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 6973, and

provides the defendants with

contribution protection.

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, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Lewis

Frame and Ruth Frame, Civil Action

No. 98–CV–2844, DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–

1604. Commentors may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of RCRA.