[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 16750] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8457] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. Ben Shemper & Sons, Inc, et al., Civil Action No. 94-50385/LAC was lodged on March 12, 1999, with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. In December 1994 pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607, the United States filed this action to recover response actions at the Sapp Battery Site near Cottondale, Florida. In addition, the complaint contained a claim against defendant, Ben Shemper & Sons, Inc. (Shemper) under Section 106(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(a), for failure to comply with EPA's Unilateral Administrative Order directing Shemper to participate in implementing the remedy for soil contamination at the site. The site was contaminated with lead and other heavy metals as the result of battery cracking operations conducted at the site from approximately 1970 to 1980. The consent decree requires Shemper to pay $1,330,000 plus interest over a period of approximately three years. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of 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. Ben Shemper & Sons, Inc., et al., DOJ Ref. # 90-11-2-699E. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Florida, 114 E. Gregory Street, Pensacola, Florida 32501; Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd 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., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library. Walker Smith, Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 99-8457 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M