[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 4421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00618]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 9, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States and 
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Persimmon Lane, LLC, a Virginia limited 
liability company, Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-00017-CMH-IDD.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims against Persimmon Lane, LLC 
(``Persimmon Lane'') arising under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act relating to the Hidden Lane 
Landfill Superfund Site, located near the community of Sterling in 
Loudoun County, Virginia. Under the Consent Decree, Defendant will 
endeavor to sell the Site property and distribute the proceeds of any 
sale(s) according to a tiered breakdown between the United States, the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, and Persimmon Lane, LLC. The proposed Consent 
Decree will resolve all CERCLA claims alleged in this action by the 
United States against Defendant. Defendant has an inability to pay the 
United States' full demand.
    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 and Commonwealth of Virginia v. Persimmon 
Lane, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
10986. All comments must be submitted no later than 45 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 $40.25 (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 $10.50.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-00618 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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