[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20535]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on September 28,
2005, a proposed consent decree in United States v. Key Investment
Company et al., Civil Action No. 98-5162, was lodged with the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
In this action the United States is seeking response costs pursuant
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., in connection with the North
Penn Area Six Superfund Site (``Site''), which consists of a
contaminated groundwater plume and a number of separate parcels of
property within and adjacent to the Borough of Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania. The proposed consent decree will resolve the
United States' claims against Westside Industries L.P., Westside
Industries Group LLC, Peter Borgman, Byron Lavan, and Peter Lowenthal
(``Settling Defendants'') in connection with the Site. Under the terms
of the proposed consent decree, Settling Defendants will make a cash
payment to the United States of $83,000.00 to address their liability
for past response costs incurred by the United States at Settling
Defendants' property and will receive a covenant not to sue by the
United States 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
proposed consent 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. Key Investment Company et al., D.J. Ref. 90-
11-2-06024/2.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia,
PA 19106, and at U.S. EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103. During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree
may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site:
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the proposed consent
decree may also 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 $8.50 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-20535 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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