[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7897]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decree in United States v. 
Nalco Chemical Company, et al., Under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that a Seventh Partial Consent Decree in 
United States v. Nalco Chemical Company, et al., Case No. 91-C-4482 
(N.D. Ill.), entered into by the United States on behalf of U.S. EPA 
and Quality Metal Finishing Co. was lodged on March 18, 1996 with the 
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The 
proposed Partial Consent Decree resolves certain claims of the United 
States against the settling party under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601 et seq. 
relating to the Byron Salvage Superfund Site in Ogle County, Illinois. 
The Seventh Partial Consent Decree is a past costs only settlement and 
provides for a payment of $500,000 to the Hazardous Substances 
Superfund.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Partial Consent decree for 30 days following the publication 
of this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States 
v. Nalco Chemical Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-687. The 
proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 S. 
Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604; the Region V Office of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy 
of the proposed Partial Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy of the Seventh Partial 
Consent Decrees, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 
cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-7897 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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