[Federal Register: April 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 65)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, 
and 42 U.S.C. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. American Board Companies, Inc., C.I. 
Liquidators of New York, Inc., and Great American Industries, Inc., DOJ 
# 90-11-2-489, Civ No. 99-CV-435 (TJM) was lodged in the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of New York on March 24, 1999. 
The Consent Decree resolves the liability of the Settling Defendants 
under Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 
relating to the Vestal Water Supply Well 1-1 Superfund Site, located in 
the town of Vestal, Broom County, New York (the ``Site'').

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    Under the proposed Consent Decree, C.I. Liquidators of New York, 
Inc. and Great American Industries, Inc. will pay, jointly and 
severally, a total of $775,000 in four installment payments to 
reimburse a portion of EPA's future response costs for response actions 
at the Site. American Board Companies, Inc. will provide access to its 
portion of the Site and will comply with certain restrictions on the 
use of its property. In return for the payments and other 
consideration, the Settling Defendants will receive covenants not to 
sue under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA for the Site as well as 
contribution protection.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. American Board Companies, Inc., C.I. Liquidators of 
New York, Inc., and Great American Industries, Inc., DOJ # 90-11-2-489. 
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Northern District of New York, James Foley U.S. 
Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Room 231, Albany, New York 12207; at the 
Region II Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10278; and at the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. 
Copies of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from 
the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$7.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 99-8460 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am]
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