[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51611-51612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20637]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 26, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The 
Estate of F. Paul Meeuwenberg, et al., Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-907.
    The proposed consent decree fully resolves claims of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against the Estate of F. Paul 
Meeuwenberg (``Estate'') and Richard A. Meeuwenberg, in his capacity as 
Representative of the Estate, (collectively ``Settling Defendants'') 
for response costs and injunctive relief under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, regarding the Grand Traverse Overall

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Supply Superfund Site (``Site'') in Greilickville, Michigan. A 
complaint, which was filed at the same time that the United States 
lodged the proposed consent decree, alleges the Settling Defendants are 
liable as successors to F. Paul Meeuwenberg (deceased), who was an 
owner and operator of the Site during the period of disposal of 
hazardous substances and, as such, liable for response costs and 
injunctive relief under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9606 and 9607(a). Under the proposed consent decree, the Settling 
Defendants shall, within 30 days of the entry of the Consent Decree, 
make a lump sum payment of $1,000,860 to EPA as reimbursement of 
response costs.
    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. The Estate of F. Paul Meeuwenberg, 
et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10315. 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 email..................................  [email protected].
By mail...................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                             U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box
                                             7611, Washington, D.C.
                                             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.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will also 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 $6.00 (24 pages at 25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-20637 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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