[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 74134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30161]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Stipulation and Agreed Judgment 
Under the System Unit Resource Protection Act

    On November 19, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a Proposed 
Stipulation and Agreed Judgment with the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., et al., Civil Action No. 
2:15-cv-0087.
    The Stipulation and Agreed Judgment resolves the United States' 
claims against the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., et al. 
(``Defendants'') for alleged violation of the System Unit Resource 
Protection Act, 54 U.S.C. 100721--100725, as set forth in the United 
States' Verified Complaint filed on March 9, 2015. In this action, the 
United States seeks recovery of system unit resource damages and 
response costs that resulted from fires at the Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore on March 10, 2012, and March 11, 2012. The Verified Complaint 
alleges that Defendants destroyed, caused the loss of, or injured, 
System unit resources, including experimental data and property owned 
by the National Park Service, and that Defendants are liable for 
response costs and damages resulting from the destruction, loss, and/or 
injury.
    Under the Stipulation and Agreed Judgment, Defendants will pay to 
the United States $72,500 for response costs and damages described in 
the Complaint. There is no injunctive relief under this Judgment.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Stipulation and Agreed Judgment. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Indiana Harbor 
Belt Railroad Co., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11105. 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 Stipulation and 
Agreed Judgment may be examined and downloaded at this Justice 
Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We 
will provide a paper copy of the proposed Stipulation and Agreed 
Judgment 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 $2.75 (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 $2.25.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-30161 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4410-15-P