[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 26825] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-12874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the action entitled United States v. PO Corporation, Civil Action No. 98CV10759 EFH, was lodged on April 30, 1998, with the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The proposed consent decree resolves the United States's claims against PQ Corporation, Nyacol Products, Inc., Robert Lurie, and Thomas O'Connor at the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site, Located in Ashland, Massachusetts (``Site''), under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq. and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973. Defendants PQ, NPI, Lurie and O'Connor are current or former owners and operator of the Site. The consent decree will also resolve the claims of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (``Commonwealth'') in connection with the Site under CERCLA and the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous material Release Prevention and Response Act, M.G.L. c. 21E. Finally, the consent decree will also resolve the claims of the United States and the Commonwealth against Robert Lurie and Thomas O'Connor under M.G.L. c. 109A. Under the proposed consent decree, the settlers jointly will make payments to the United States and the Commonwealth in the amount of $8,000,000, plus interest. Of the total payments, $923,077 will be paid to the United States and the Commonwealth in connection with claims for natural resource damages at the Site. The remaining money will be paid 80% to the United States and 20% the Commonwealth as reimbursement for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of up to thirty days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed consent decree. Any comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. PO Corporation, DOJ Ref. Number 90-11-2-340e. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts (contact Joanna Jerison at 617-565-3350) 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 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, please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $18.00 (72 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 98-12874 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M