[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 78 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 21862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9095]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Under section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C 9622(i), and 28 CFR 50.7 
notice is hereby given that on April 7, 2004, a proposed Consent Decree 
(``Decree'') in United States v. GTE Operations Support Incorporated et 
al, Civil Action No. 04-1644 was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In this action the United States seeks to recover past costs with 
respect to the A.O. Polymer Superfund Site located in Sparta Township, 
Sussex County, New Jersey (the ``Site''), as well as a declaratory 
judgment of liability with respect to future costs to be incurred by 
the United States at the Site. Pursuant to the terms of the proposed 
Decree, the three de minimis defendants have agreed to pay the United 
States $81,667.30 within 30 days of the Court's entry of the Decree, 
plus interest on this amount at the CERCLA rate of interest if they 
fail to pay the amount within the 30 days. The United States will also 
provide the defendants with a covenant not to sue, pursuant to Sections 
106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to 
the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. GTE Operations Support Incorporated et al, D.J. Ref. 
90-11-07174.
    The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Suite 700, and at U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 
Broadway New York, New York. During the public comment period, the 
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Decree may 
further be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $7.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-9095 Filed 4-21-04; 8:45 am]
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