[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26298-26299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10955]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Proposed Order Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On May 1, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a Stipulation and 
Proposed Order Amending the Requirements Set Forth in Paragraph 13(c) 
of the Consent Decree (``Stipulation and Proposed Order'') with the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in the 
lawsuit entitled United States of America v. Elsa Morgan-Skinner, et 
al, 1:00-cv-424.
    In its February 21, 2001, amended complaint in this action, brought 
under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response. Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), 
the United States sought: (1) Reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
United States for response actions at the Skinner Landfill Superfund 
Site in West Chester, Ohio (``Site''); and (2) performance of response 
work. On April 3, 2001, the Court entered a Consent Decree that 
required the Settling Generator/Transporter Defendants to conduct a 
remedial action at the Site. In particular, Paragraph 13(c) of the 
Consent Decree required the construction of an upgradient groundwater 
control system if the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
determined that there would be prolonged contact between groundwater 
and waste material at the Site. Although monitoring established that 
such contact existed, EPA has determined that

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upgradient groundwater control is not needed because the contact has 
not caused significant groundwater contamination. In the lodged 
Stipulation and Proposed Order, the Parties seek to amend Paragraph 
13(c) by striking the requirement for upgradient groundwater control. 
In the event that future monitoring identifies significant groundwater 
contamination, the amended Paragraph 13(c) requires the Settling 
Generator/Transporter Defendants to submit a plan to address the 
problem.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Stipulation and Proposed Order. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States of America v. Elsa Morgan-Skinner, et 
al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1620.
    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 Stipulation and Proposed 
Order 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 Stipulation and Proposed Order 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 $1.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-10955 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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