[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48162-48163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23376]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Partial Consent Decree in 
United States v. Consolidated Rail Corp. et al., Case No. S90-56M, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of Indiana, on August 2, 1996. The United States filed separate 
Complaints, later consolidated, against the Consolidated Rail Corp. and 
Penn Central Corp. to recover response costs incurred by the United 
States in connection with releases or threatened releases of hazardous 
substances at the Conrail Superfund site in Elkhart, Indiana, pursuant 
to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental

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Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, 
and for a declaratory judgment under Section 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9613(g)(2). Under the Partial Consent Decree, the defendants 
will place $6,726,237.71 into escrow in reimbursement of the United 
States' past costs, pending resolution of two remaining aspects of the 
remedial action being undertaken at the site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Partial Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should 
refer to United States v. Consolidated Rail Corp. et al., D.J. Ref. 90-
11-3-594.
    The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the offices 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
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. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $6.50 for the Decree (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Consolidated Rail 
Corp. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-594.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-23376 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]
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