[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16345]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Pursuant to Section 122(d)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
9622(d)(2), and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed 
Consent Decree embodying a settlement in United States v. Del Monte 
Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc., Civil Action No. 05-0049 5, was lodged on 
August 4, 2005, with the United States District Court for the District 
of Hawaii.
    In a Complaint filed concurrently with the lodging of the Consent 
Decree, the United States seeks reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
United States and injunctive relief relating to the Del Monte Fresh 
Produce (Hawaii), Inc., site located in Oahu, Hawaii (``Site''). The 
United States alleges in the Complaint that the defendant, Del Monte 
Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc. (``DMFP''), operated the Site and disposed 
or arranged to dispose of hazardous substances at the Site within the 
meaning of Sections 107(a)(1), (2), and (3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a)(1), (2), and (3).
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, DMFP has agreed to fund and 
perform response actions at the Site. The Consent Decree requires DMFP 
to, among other things, install monitoring wells to characterize the 
extent of contaminated groundwater; pump and treat contaminated 
groundwater; implement phytoremediation; place a vegetated soil 
covering or cap over the contaminated soil area; install a soil vapor 
extraction system; and restrict land use. The Consent Decree also 
requires DMFP to reimburse the Untied States for its costs.
    The United States 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 U.S. 
Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. Del 
Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc., DOJ Ref. 90-11-3-08277.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined during the public 
comment period on the following United States Department of Justice Web 
site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree 
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611, or by faxing or E-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax number (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. When requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check, payable to the U.S. 
Treasury, in the amount of $24.25 ($.25 per page reproduction cost).

Ellen Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16345 Filed 8-17-05; 8:45 am]
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