[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80403-80404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32870]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2011, a proposed 
Consent Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Allied Waste of 
Puerto Rico, Inc., Motorola Electronica de Puerto Rico, Inc., and 
Pfizer, Inc., 3:11-cv-2218, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
    In a complaint, filed simultaneously with the Decree, the United 
States alleges claims against each of the defendants, Allied Waste of 
Puerto Rico, Inc., Motorola Electronica de Puerto Rico, Inc., and 
Pfizer, Inc. (the ``Defendants''), with respect to the Vega Baja Solid 
Waste Disposal Superfund Site (``Site'') for injunctive relief pursuant 
to Section 106(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
9606(a), response costs incurred by the United States pursuant to 
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and future response costs 
that may be incurred by the Plaintiff at the Site in the future, 
pursuant to Section 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(2).
    Pursuant to the Decree, the Defendants will: (1) Implement the 
remedial action at the Site contained in the Operable Unit 2 Record of 
Decision which includes soil removal and remediation to address lead 
contamination; (2) aid in the development of institutional controls and 
operation and maintenance provisions that will be protective of the 
remedy; (3) pay EPA's future oversight costs; and (4) pay $1.5 million 
for past response costs incurred by the United States at the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
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from the date of this publication, comments relating to the Decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Allied Waste of Puerto Rico, Inc., Motorola 
Electronica de Puerto Rico, Inc., and Pfizer, Inc., DJ Ref. No. 90-11-
3-07244.
    During the public comment period, the 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 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 emailing a 
request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 
514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a 
copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $33.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. Treasury or, if by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to 
the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-32870 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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