[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25890-25891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12981]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree in Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Action

    In accordance with the Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given of the proposed addition of 73 parties to Consent Decree 
in United States v. Keystone Sanitation Company, Inc., et al., Civil 
Action No. 1:CV-93-1482.
    On September 27, 1993, the United States filed a complaint pursuant 
to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a) against 
the owners and operators, and certain parties who arranged for disposal 
or treatment of hazardous substances at the Keystone Sanitation 
Landfill Superfund Site (the ``Site'') in Union Township, Adams County, 
PA. Several of the defendants sued approximately 180 third-party 
defendants, who in turn sued approximately 600 fourth-party defendants, 
including the third and

[[Page 25891]]

fourth-party defendants proposed for addition to the Consent Decree.
    A Consent Decree was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for public comment on April 5, 
1996. 61 FR 18411 (April 25, 1996). The proposed Decree, entered into 
under Section 122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(g), resolves the 
liability of parties determined by EPA to be ``de micromis'', which for 
purposes of this Site means that they contributed less than 1800 cubic 
yards of municipal solid waste, and within such amount, less than 55 
gallons or 100 pound of materials contain hazardous substances. With 
the April 5th lodging, the United States solicited pubic comment upon 
the proposed Decree's resolution of 95 third and fourth-party 
Defendants' liability for response costs incurred and to be incurred at 
the Site. The defendants will pay $1 each. With today's notice, the 
United States seeks comment on its addition of 73 more parties to this 
Decree.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed addition of parties to the Consent Decree for thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Please address 
comments to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin 
Station, Washington, D.C. 20044 and refer to UnitedStates v. Keystone 
Sanitation Company, Inc. et al., DOJ No. 90-11-2-656A.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Federal 
Building and Courthouse, 228 Walnut Street, Room 217, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania, 17108; Region III Office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; 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 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. When requesting a coy 
of the proposed Consent Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$1.75 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the 
``Consent Decree Library.''
    In addition, copies of the Decree, as well as the record supporting 
EPA's eligibility determinations regarding the present 73 defendants 
proposed for addition to the Decree, as well as for the first 95 
settlors, are available at the following record repositories 
established by EPA near the Site pursuant to Section 117(d) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9617(d):

U.S. EPA, Region III (address above), Contact: Anna Butch, 215-597-3037
Hanover Public Library, 301 Carlisle St. Hanover PA 17331, Contract: 
Priscilla McFarrin, 717-632-5183
St. Mary's Church of Christ, 1441 East Mayberry Road Westminster MD 
21157, Contact: Jeanne Bechtel, 301-346-7977

    The Decree and record are also available at Filias & McLucas, 4309 
Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112, the repository created to house 
documents produced during discovery in the present litigation. Persons 
wishing to view documents at Filias & McLucas should call 717-845-6418 
to arrange an appointment.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-12981 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-01-M