311 Gemstar Corporation, et al. v. DEP; EHB doc. nos. 97-010-MG and 98-103-MG

ENVIRONMENTAL
HEARING BOARD

Gemstar Corporation, et al. v. DEP; EHB Doc. Nos. 97-010-MG and 98-103-MG

[30 Pa.B. 965]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and Gemstar Corporation, et al. have agreed to a settlement of the previously-mentioned matter.

   The parties have agreed to a settlement, the major provisions of which include:

   1.  Gemstar withdraws its appeals from the December 11, 1996, and May 15, 1998, orders of Department, with prejudice. By withdrawing its appeals, Gemstar makes no admissions, however, Gemstar agrees not to contest the findings of the Department orders in any action that may be brought by the Department.

   2.  The order of December 11, 1996, is amended as follows: The penalty assessment in paragraph K is reduced from $225,000 to $80,000.

   Copies of the full Consent Adjudication are in the hands of Norman Matlock, Two Penn Center, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19102, [phone] and Wm. Stanley Sneath, Assistant Counsel, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Chief Counsel--Southeast Region, Suite 6015, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, [phone] and at the office of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) and may be reviewed by an interested party on request during normal business hours.

   Persons aggrieved by the settlement may have the right of an appeal to the Environmental Hearing Board, 2nd Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457.

   Appeals must be filed within 20 days of this publication.

   The Board is empowered to approve this settlement if no objection is timely made.

GEORGE J. MILLER,   
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-311. Filed for public inspection February 18, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]