[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38948-38949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15979]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 2, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Virginia in a lawsuit entitled United States v. Appalachian 
Power Company and Kingsport Power Company, Civil Action No. 1:14-CV-
00044.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve claims alleged under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'') against the Appalachian Power Company and Kingsport Power 
Company for costs incurred in responding to releases and threatened 
releases of hazardous substances at the Twin Cities Iron and Metal Site 
(the ``Site'') located in Bristol, Virginia. Under the proposed Consent 
Decree, the Defendants will pay the United States $250,250 to resolve 
the United States' claims for past costs incurred at the Site.
    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. Appalachian Power Company and 
Kingsport Power Company, D.J. Reference No. 90-11-3-10712. 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:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.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.

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    Please enclose a check or money order for $6.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $4.50.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-15979 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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