Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 117 /Thursday, June 18, 1998 / Notices 33395

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

This Notice amends a Notice

previously published at 63 FR 29751–

29752 (Wed., Jun. 1, 1998), announcing

that a proposed consent decree was

lodged on April 21, 1998 with the

United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California. The

Consent Decree embodies a settlement

in United States v. Chevron USA, Inc.,

et al., Civil Action No. F–98–5412 REC

DLB. This Notice makes technical

corrections to the description of the

work to be performed under the Consent

Decree.

In the complaint filed concurrently

with the lodging of the consent decree,

the United States sought injunctive

relief for performance of response

actions, and reimbursement for response

costs incurred by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, in

response to releases of hazardous

substances at the Purity Oil Sales

Superfund Site, located near Fresno,

California, pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et

seq. The settling defendants have agreed

to contribute towards performance of

future response actions at the Purity

Site; defendant Chevron USA Inc. has

agreed to perform that work. Future

work includes operation and

maintenance of the groundwater

extraction and treatment system for the

groundwater operable unit (estimated to

cost $10 million) and construction,

operation, and maintenance of the

components of the soils operable unit

(estimated to cost between $10 and 12

million). The soils operable unit may

include treatment of soils at a depth of

14 to 40 feet with a soil vapor extraction

system pending a two-year soil vapor

monitoring program, construction of a

cap, and enclosure of an on-site canal in

a reinforced concrete pipe.

The consent decree includes a

covenant not to sue under Sections 106

and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606,

9607, and under Section 7003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 6973.

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, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Chevron USA Inc., DOJ Ref. #90–11–

2–355. Commenters may request a

public hearing in the affected area,

pursuant to Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42

U.S.C. § 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Eastern District of

California, Room 3654 Federal Building,

1130 ‘‘O’’ Street, Fresno, California

93721; the Region IX Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,

California 94105; 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 $116.50 (25 cents per

page reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library. A copy of the

decree, exclusive of signature pages and

attachments, may be obtained for

$21.50.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, and

42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given

that a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. William Davis, et al.,

Civ. Action No. 90–0484–T, was lodged

in the United States District Court for

the District of Rhode Island on May 18,

1998. The proposed Consent Decree

resolves the United States’ claims

against Power Semiconductors, Inc. and

Swan Engraving Company (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’), under Sections 106 and

107(a) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), concerning

response action at the Davis Liquid

Waste Superfund Site located in

Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode

Island (the ‘‘Davis Site’’).

Under the terms of the Consent

Decree the Settling Defendants are

required to pay $74,375 to the United

States in partial reimbursement of the

United States’ past and future costs.

Swan Engraving Company’s share of

this amount, $63,750, will be paid in

three equal payments over two years. In

addition, the Settling Defendants are

jointly and severally responsible along

with United technologies Corp. (‘‘UTC’’)

and other previous settlers for the

source control portion of the remedy at

the Site.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environmental

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to United States

v. William Davis, et al., Civ. Action No.

90–0484–T, DOJ #90–11–2–137B.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, District of Rhode

Island, Westminster Square Building, 10

Dorrance Street, 10th Floor, Providence,

Rhode Island 02903; at the Region I

Office of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 90 Canal Street,

Boston, Massachusetts 02203; and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 624–0892. Copies of the 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 $11.00 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resource Division.

[FR Doc. 98–16211 Filed 6–17–98; 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

(CERCLA)

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, and with Section

122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9622, notice

is hereby given that a consent decree in

United States v. J.E.M., a Partnership,

Civil Action No. 3:CV–95–1882 (M.D.

Pa.), was lodged on June 2, 1998, with

the United States District Court for the

Middle District of Pennsylvania. The

consent decree resolves the claims of

the United States under Section 107 of