[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54926-54927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21900]


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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 August 28, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 12-cv-05407 JLL-MAH, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' and the 
State of New Jersey's cost recovery and natural resource damages claims 
against Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (``CDE'') under Section 
107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., relating to the Cornell-Dubilier 
Electronics, Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') located in South 
Plainfield, New Jersey.
    In the proposed Consent Decree, CDE and the United States and New 
Jersey agree to a stipulated judgment amount, 80 percent of the sum of 
the response cost and natural resource damage claims of the United 
States and New Jersey, or $367,453,449. CDE has agreed to pay, on a 
sliding scale, between 75 and 100 percent of insurance recoveries it 
receives to the United States and New Jersey. In addition to the 
potential recovery of insurance proceeds, CDE will make payments to the 
United States and New Jersey over three years totaling $1.11 million. 
All of these CDE payments will be divided between EPA, New Jersey, and 
the natural resource trustees. CDE will also place, as necessary, up to 
a total of $3.25 million into an escrow account to fund its state court 
insurance litigation. Finally, the Decree also resolves potential 
contribution claims and the State's cost claims against the Department 
of Defense and the General Services Administration. The federal 
agencies will pay $16,282,685 toward the United States' and the State's 
total past and estimated future response costs and natural resource 
damages.
    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. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,

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Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
the matter as United States v. Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., D.J. 
Ref. Number 90-11-2-08223/2.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library a copy of the proposed Consent Decree only, please so note and 
enclose a check in the amount of $15.00 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost for the 60 page proposed Consent Decree) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury. If requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that amount 
to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resource Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-21900 Filed 9-5-12; 8:45 am]
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