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CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC ET AL

Judicial · FY2001 · — · — · 19774

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Penalty
$7.00M
Cost recovery
$11K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-2001-0430
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
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DOJ Docket
90-11-2-06036/2
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (4)

Summary

THE REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED UNDER SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED (CERCLA), AGAINST CYTEC INDUSTRIES, SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION. EPA ALSO REQUEST THAT DOJ EXECUTE THE OU2 CONSENT DECREE AND LODGE IT WITH THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. RECOMMENDED DEFENDANTS: WE REOMMEND THAT ACTION BE FILED AGAINST CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., SPS TECHNOLGOIES, INC., FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION. PROPOSED RELIEF: PURSUANT TO THE CONSENT DECREE, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL PERFORM THE FINAL PORTION OF THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION (RD/RA) FOR THE SITE AND PAY PORTIONS OF EPA'S PAST AND FUTURE RESPONSE COTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK COVERED BY THE CONSENT DECREE. SPECIFICALLY, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL COMPLETE THE RD THAT EPA HAD BEEN UNDERTAKING. IN ADDITION, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL PERFORM THE RA FOR AL OPERABLE UNIT 2 (OU2) ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED BY THE PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE. THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL ALSO REIMBURSE EPA'S OVERSIGHT COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AND OVERSIGHT OF REMOVAL ACTIONS ONLY IF TE DECISION IN UNITED STATES V. ROHM & HAAS CO., 2 F.3D 1265 (3RD CIR. 1993), REGARDING THE LIABILITY OF RE

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