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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

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 [Federal Register: January 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 16)]
[Notices]
[Page 3408]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 12,
2007, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Leon A. Balthaser,
Civil Action No. 07-cv-0156, was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
    In this civil action under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), the United
States seeks recovery of response costs from Leon A. Balthaser, in
connection with the Peach Alley Parking Lot Superfund Site in Hamburg,
Berks County, Pennsylvania (``Peach Alley Site'' or ``Site''). The
proposed Consent Decree resolves the liability of Mr. Balthaser, who is
the owner of the Peach Alley Site, under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9607(a), for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the
Site. The Consent Decree requires Mr. Balthaser to make a cash payment
of $20,000 in reimbursement of response costs incurred by the United
States in connection with the Site, and to provide access to, and
restrict use of, the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of this publication. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611,
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and refer to
United States v. Leon A. Balthaser, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-08820.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut
Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 and at U.S. EPA
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. During the public
comment period, the Consent Decree may also 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 e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax
no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. When
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a
check in the amount of $9.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-302 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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