[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03294]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 10, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged two proposed 
consent decrees with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. NL 
Industries, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-124.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
United States' complaint names NL Industries, Inc., ACF Industries, 
LLC, American Premier Underwriters, Inc., DII Industries LLC, Exide 
Technologies, and Gould Electronics Inc. as defendants. The complaint 
requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding 
to releases of hazardous substances at the NL Depew Superfund Site in 
Depew, Erie County, New York. NL Industries, Inc. signed the first 
consent decree, and the remaining defendants signed the second consent 
decree. The defendants agree to pay the following amounts of the United 
States' response costs: NL Industries, Inc. will pay $3.677 million, 
ACF Industries, LLC will pay $80,000, American Premier Underwriters, 
Inc. will pay $140,000, DII Industries LLC will pay $720,000, Exide 
Technologies will pay $15,000, and Gould Electronics Inc. will pay 
$230,000. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendants 
under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA with respect to the NL Depew 
Superfund Site, subject to certain reservations.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. NL Industries, Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-11341. 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 consent decrees 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 decrees 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 $5.00 for the decree with 
NL, $6.50 for the decree with the remaining defendants, or $11.50 for 
both decrees (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-03294 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
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