[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00500]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 8, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Florida in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Atlanta 
Gas Light Company, et al., Civil Action No. 6:15-cv-00028-GAP-TBS.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims 
against: Atlanta Gas Light Company; Continental Holdings, Inc.; Duke 
Energy Florida, Inc.; Blaine Pierce; OrlaGroup, LLC; and the City of 
Orlando (collectively the ``Settling Defendants''), for cost recovery 
and injunctive relief under Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, relating to the release or threatened release of 
hazardous substances into the environment at or from Operable Unit 1 
(OU1) (the contaminated soil and surficial aquifer beneath the Orlando 
Former Gasification Plant Superfund Site (Site)), located in Orlando, 
Orange County, Florida. The terms and conditions of this proposed 
Decree do not apply to Operable Unit 2 (OU2) (the contaminated deep 
aquifer beneath the Site), nor are any potentially responsible parties 
released from possible future claims of liability in regard to OU2.
    Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Settling Defendants 
will undertake the remedial action selected by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency for OU1, and will reimburse the United 
States for all of the government's past costs and future oversight 
costs incurred or to be incurred, plus interest, in connection with the 
remedial action for OU1 of the Site. In return, the United States 
agrees not to sue or take administrative action against Settling 
Defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA regarding OU1 of the 
Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Atlanta Gas Light Co., et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-11075. 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, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may 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 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 $92.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for a copy of 
the Consent Decree with Appendices, or $26.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) for a copy of the Consent Decree without Appendices.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-00500 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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