[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28543-28544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13028]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in The United States of 
America v. The Atlantic Richfield Company, the Atlantic Richfield 
Company v. The United States of America Civ. Nos. 1:99-CV-1743 and 
5:98-CV-2645, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Oh8io, on May 4, 2001. The United States brought 
an action against Defendant, the

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Atlantic Richfield Company (``ARCO'') pursuant to Section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) for, inter alia, reimbursement of costs incurred and to be 
incurred, by the United States in connection with response actions at 
the Alsco Anaconda Superfund Site (``Site'') in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. 
ARCO has implemented a remedial action that the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency selected for the Site and asserted 
claims pursuant to Section 106(b) of CERCLA to recover certain of its 
response costs from the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
    Under the proposed decree, ARCO will pay $1,135,000 in satisfaction 
of the United States' claims against it. The proposed decree also 
provides for dismissal with prejudice of ARCO's claims against the 
United States for reimbursement of certain costs ARCO incurred in 
connection with response actions it performed at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v.  The Atlantic Richfield Company, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-488B.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1800 Bank One 
Center, 600 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2600; and at the 
Region V office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590. A copy of the proposed consent 
decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Department of 
Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to United States 
v. The Atlantic Richfield Company. D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-488B.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-13028 Filed 5-22-01; 8:45 am]
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