[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03927]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 17, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Pharmacia 
LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 99-063.
    The United States filed a Third Amended Complaint in this lawsuit 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA). The United States' complaint names Pharmacia 
LLC, Solutia Inc., Cerro Flow Products LLC, and ExxonMobil Oil 
Corporation as defendants. The complaint requests recovery of oversight 
and other response costs that the United States incurred in connection 
with remedial efforts taken in Sauget Area 1 and an order requiring 
completion of remedial work selected in a Record of Decision for Sauget 
Area 1 located in Sauget, St. Clair County, Illinois. All four 
defendants signed the proposed Consent Decree, agreeing to pay a total 
of $475,000 in response costs and complete the work, estimated to cost 
$14.8 million. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the 
defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA related to this work. 
In addition, three site owners signed the consent decree agreeing to 
provide access to the defendants to complete the work.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Pharmacia LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-2-06089/5. 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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    Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
    During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 $58.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without Appendices B, C, and D (the Record of Decision, Statement 
of Work and Financial Assurances), the cost is only $15.50.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-03927 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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