[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05322]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 13, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Michael 
Cosola, Civil Action No. 1:17-CV-00007.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve claims alleged under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'') against Michael Cosola for costs incurred in responding to 
releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances at the Twin 
Cities Iron and Metal Site (the ``Site'') located in Bristol, Virginia. 
Michael Cosola is the current owner of Site property. The proposed 
Consent Decree imposes certain access and use restrictions at the Site, 
requires Mr. Cosola to perform a Phase II Site Assessment prior to 
disturbing soil on the property, and requires Mr. Cosola to record an 
environmental covenant on the Site property that will protect the 
remedy and run with the property in perpetuity.
    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. Michael Cosola, Civil Action No. 1:17-
CV-00007, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10712/2. 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 e-mail...........................  [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 $24.75 (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 $5.50.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-05322 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
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