[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04418]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    On February 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Nevada in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Nevada v. 
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-0017-RCJ-VPC.
    In this action, the United States and the State of Nevada filed a 
complaint under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq., and the State of Nevada's Disposal of Hazardous Waste 
statutes, set forth at Title 40 (``Public Health and Safety''), Chapter 
459 (``Hazardous Materials'') of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 
459.400 to 459.600) alleging violations at a gold mining and processing 
facility located near Elko, Nevada. The consent decree requires Barrick 
to pay a civil penalty of $196,000.00.
    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. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-7-1-10581. 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 $6.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-04418 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am]
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