[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 58889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5128]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on September 28, 2007, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Gould Electronics Inc., Civil Action 
No. 07-4645, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of New Jersey.
    The United States' Complaint in the case alleges that Gould 
Electronics Inc. (``Gould Electronics'') is liable to the United States 
under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) at the Magic Marker 
Superfund Site in Trenton, New Jersey. The Consent Decree settles the 
claims of the United States, on behalf of EPA, asserted in the 
Complaint. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, Gould Electronics and a 
contribution defendant, Ford Motor Company, will together pay $285,000 
in reimbursement of response costs incurred or to be incurred by EPA.
    On September 28, 2007, the United States also filed a ``Stipulation 
Between the United States and Exide Technologies Concerning Magic 
Marker Site and Proof of Claim'' (``Stipulation'') in the bankruptcy 
proceeding In re Exide Technologies, et al., 02-11125 (Bank. Del). 
Pursuant to this Stipulation, the United States will withdraw its claim 
filed in that bankruptcy proceeding with respect to the Magic Marker 
Superfund Site. The Stipulation was filed contemporaneously with a 
stipulation between Gould Electronics and Exide Technologies providing 
Gould Electronics with an allowed claim against Exide Technologies in 
the bankruptcy proceeding. If the Consent Decree is not entered by the 
court, the Stipulation shall be null and void
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree and/or the Stipulation. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. 
Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and 
should refer to United States v. Gould Electronics Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-
11-3-07371.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Peter Rodino Federal Building, 970 Broad Street, 
Newark, New Jersey 07102, and at U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New 
York, NY 10007. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree 
and Stipulation may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, to http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Consent Decree and/or the Stipulation 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount 
to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5128 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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