[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89992-89993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29790]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 6, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States v. International 
Paper Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-09045-BRM-DEA.
    On that same date, the United States filed its lawsuit under 
Sections 106(a) and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606(a), 
9607(a). The United States' complaint seeks recovery of costs incurred, 
and performance of remedial action, in connection with the Curtis 
Specialty Papers Superfund Site, located in the Borough of Milford and 
the Township of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    The Consent Decree requires that the defendants shall be 
responsible, jointly and severally, for paying $1,085,391 in 
reimbursement of the United States' past response costs, plus interest, 
payment of interim and future response costs related to the Site, and 
performance of a remedial action at the Site estimated to cost 
approximately $1,239,000.
    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. International Paper Company, et al., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09445/6. All comments must be

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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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $85.25 (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 $10.75.

Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-29790 Filed 12-12-16; 8:45 am]
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