[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13360]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging a Settlement by Consent Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on May 8, 1996, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Fidelcor Business Credit Corp., et al., Civ. 
A. No. 93-CV-0233, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This settlement is with Fidelcor 
Business Credit Corporation, and three of its officers, Gerald Blum, 
Bruce Hilowitz and Steven Freidberg, who are alleged to have arranged 
for the disposal of hazardous substances at the Eddystone Avenue 
Superfund Site, located in Eddystone, Pennyslvania and the Thompson 
Street Trailer Superfund Site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
The settlement in this matter is pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and requires the Settlors to pay 
$720,000.00 in past response costs to the United States. The Decree 
reserves the right of the United States to seek further injunctive 
relief or response costs should new information or new conditions be 
discovered indicating that further response actions are necessary, and 
to seek recovery of costs associated with damage to natural resources.
    The consent decree includes a covenant not to sue by the United 
States under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 
9607, and under Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973, for past response costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General of 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. Fidelcor 
Business Credit Corp., et al., DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-956. 
Commentors may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 651 
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Region III Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 
Pa.; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 ``G'' Street NW., 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed 
decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library at the address listed above. In requesting a copy, please refer 
to the referenced case and number, and enclose a check in the amount of 
$4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-13360 Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am]
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