[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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 United States v. 
Western Processing Co., et al., Civ. Nos. C83-252M and C89-214M, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Washington, on November 25, 2002. That action was brought against 
defendants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) for payment of past response 
costs incurred, and future response costs to be incurred, by the United 
States and the State of Washington at the Western Processing Superfund 
Site in Kent, Washington. (The site is being cleaned up and most past 
costs have already been recovered pursuant to several prior 
settlements.) This decree requires Union Oil Company of California (d/
b/a Unocal) (``Unocal'') and RSR Corporation (RSR) to pay: (1) 
$474,447.16 to the United States, which represents 95% of the remaining 
United States`` past response costs at this site incurred from January 
1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 (including interest); (2) $100,000 to the 
State of Washington for its past response costs; and (3) 95% of all 
response costs incurred by the United States and the State at the site 
after June 30, 1998 (upon being billed for such costs).
    Five minor generators of hazardous substance are paying RSR and 
Unocal a total of $450,000 to resolve their liability for past and 
future response costs at the site. Finally, the United States, on 
behalf of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy, will pay RSR and 
Unocal $118,000 to resolve any remaining liability it may have 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. Western Processing Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 3600 
Seafirst 5th Avenue Plaza, 800 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104; 
and at the Region X office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. A copy of the proposed consent 
decree may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent 
Decree Library, PO Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting a 
copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $14.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Western Processing 
Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-233.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-31914 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am]
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