[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2121]


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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 January 24, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, et al., 
Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-00428-RBK-KMW, was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims for 
past and future costs and performance of the remaining portions of the 
remedial action at the Swope Oil Superfund Site (``Site'') in Camden 
County, New Jersey. Under the proposed Consent Decree, EPA will receive 
100% of its unreimbursed response costs as a result of the payment of 
$25,983.73 for past costs and a commitment to pay all future response 
costs at the Site. In addition, the performing settling defendants 
agree to construct, operate and maintain the cap required for the Site 
and implement the remedy addressing groundwater contamination at the 
Site. EPA's current estimate of the value of the work to be performed 
pursuant to the Consent Decree is approximately $5.1 million.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
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 
the matter as United States v.  E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, D.J. 
Ref. Number 90-11-3-10228.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may 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 emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library a copy of the proposed Consent Decree only, please so note and 
enclose a check in the amount of $13.50 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost for the 54 page proposed Consent Decree) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury. If you would also like a copy of the attachments to the 
proposed Consent Decree, please so note and include an additional 
$74.25 (25 cents per page for the 297 pages of attachments). If 
requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resource Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-2121 Filed 1-31-12; 8:45 am]
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