[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-307]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Under 22 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 8, 2007,
a proposed consent decree in United States v. Electra Realty Co. and
Electra Products Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 06-2238, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.
In this action the United States is seeking to recover response
costs incurred by the United States pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq., in connection with the Electra Property (located
at 200 West 5th Street, Lansdale, PA 19446) at the North Penn Area Six
Superfund Site (``Site''), which consists of a contaminated groundwater
plume and a number of separate parcels of property located within and
adjacent to the Borough of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The proposed consent decree will resolve the United States' claims
against Electra Realty Co. and Electra Products Co., Inc. (``Settling
Defendants'') in connection with the Site. Under the terms of the
proposed consent decree, Settling Defendants will either (A) pay the
EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund $350,000.00 in partial reimbursement
of the United States' response costs, or (B) elect the option to sell
the Electra Property and comply with the terms set forth in Section VI
of the proposed consent decree. Settling Defendants 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. Electra Realty Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-
2-06024/15.
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/Consent_Decrees.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 $5.75 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost). Checks should be made payable to the U.S.
Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-307 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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