[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10557-10558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03966]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 19, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Montana, Billings Division, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Big Sky Linen Supply, Inc.; Billings Laundry Company, Civil Action No. 
1:14-cv-00017-SPW-CSO.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims alleged by the United States on 
behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9607. The United States' Complaint asserts claims against Big 
Sky Linen Supply, Inc. and Billings Laundry Company (collectively, 
``Defendants''), and seeks recovery of unreimbursed costs incurred by 
EPA for response actions taken at or in connection with the release or

[[Page 10558]]

threatened release of hazardous substances at the Billings PCE Site 
(``the Site'') in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Big Sky Linen Supply, Inc., the 
operator of the Site, and Billings Laundry Company, the owner of the 
Site, will pay a total of $825,000 to the Billings PCE Site Special 
Account, in reimbursement of EPA's past response costs incurred through 
the date of entry of the Consent Decree. This amount was determined 
based on an analysis of Defendants' ability to pay, and includes 
payment from two sources: (1) Defendants' assessed ability to pay 
($120,000), and (2) proceeds from an insurance settlement involving 
certain historic insurance policies ($705,000).
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Big Sky Linen Supply, Inc.; 
Billings Laundry Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09585. All comments 
must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication 
date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by 
mail:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
        To submit comments:                     Send them to:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
By email..........................  [email protected].
By mail...........................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                     DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                     Washington, DC 20044-7611.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may 
also be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a 
paper copy of the proposed Consent Decree upon written request and 
payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: 
Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 
20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $14.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.50.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-03966 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P