[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 21264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08844]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 10, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Rhode Island in the consolidated lawsuit entitled Emhart Industries, 
Inc. v. New England Container Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 06-218-S.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims alleged by the United States on 
behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
against New England Container Co., Inc. (``NECC'') pursuant to section 
107 and 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607. The 
United States' cross claim seeks reimbursement and contribution of 
response costs incurred and to be incurred for response actions taken 
and to be taken at or in connection with the release or threatened 
release of hazardous substances at the Centredale Manor Restoration 
Project Superfund Site in North Providence, Rhode Island (``Site'').
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, NECC, a former operator of the 
Site, will pay $8.75 million in partial reimbursement of EPA's past 
response costs. This amount was determined based on an analysis of 
NECC's ability to pay, and is being funded by proceeds from certain 
historic insurance policies.
    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 Emhart Industries, Inc. v. New England Container 
Co., Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-07101/2. 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 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 $5.75 (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 $4.00.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-08844 Filed 4-16-15; 8:45 am]
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