# CI& MCI -FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `7214`
- **Case Number:** 02-2000-0002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CONSOLIDATED IRON & METAL COMPANY INC (settlement)
- NEWBURGH, CITY OF REAL PROPERTY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ORAL REFERRAL TO DOJ AND U.S. ATTY ON NOV. 22, 1999.       NOTE: CERCLA/1071 AND CERCLA/1072 (NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE   SUB SECTION OF THE DOCKET SYSTEM LAW TABLE.                  IN THE MATTER OF FORECLOUSRE OF TAX LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN   IN REM INDEX 7375-98 (NYSDEC).  IN THE SUMMER OF 1998, THE   NYSDEC REQUESTED THAT EPA UNDERTAKE A REMOVAL ACTION.  EPA   COMMENCED THE REMOVAL ACTION IN AUG. 98 AND COMPLETED THE    REMOVAL ACTION BY THE END OF OCT. 99.  THE U.S. HAS INCURRED INCURRED RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE OF APPX. $2M.  EPA IS    PRESENTLY CONDUCTING A SEARCH FOR PRPS.                      *                                                            11/22/99 - ORAL REFERRAL TO DOJ AND THE U.S. ATTY            *                                                            02/25/00 - LETTER CONFIRMING ORAL REFERRAL TO FILE           *                                                            02/14/00 - NOTICE OF REMOVAL FILED SDNY - CITY OF NEWBURGH.             (REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW).  DOCKET PROVIDED WITH A              COPY TO ENTER INFO ON 10/12/00.

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