[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33517-33518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15199]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Filing of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On July 14, 2017, a proposed Settlement Agreement among the 
Governments (United States, five States, seven Tribes, the Debtors 
(Peabody Energy Corporation and its 152 debtor-affiliates), and the 
Gold Fields Liquidating Trust was filed with the United States 
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in In re Peabody 
Energy Corporation, No. 16-42529-399 (Bankr. E.D. Mo.).
    The proposed Settlement Agreement will resolve certain proofs of 
claim asserted against Debtors under the Comprehensive Environmental

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Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-
9675, and similar state laws, for costs incurred and to be incurred by 
the Governments in connection with certain sites, and for natural 
resource damages and costs of assessment at or in connection with 
certain sites.
    The sites included in the settlement are:

    (1) The 5-acre portion of the Former American Zinc, Lead and 
Smelting Company Site or AZLS in Montgomery County, Kansas also 
referred to as the ``Caney Parcel'' or the ``Caney Repository'' that 
was previously owned by Gold Fields Mining, LLC.
    (2) The Anderson-Calhoun Mine and Mill Superfund Site in Stevens 
County, Washington.
    (3) The ASARCO Taylor Springs Superfund Site in Montgomery 
County, Illinois.
    (4) The Bautsch Gray Mine Superfund Site in Jo Daviess County, 
Illinois.
    (5) The Caney Residential Yards Site in Montgomery County, 
Kansas.
    (6) The Carpenter-Snow Creek Mining District Superfund Site in 
Cascade County, Montana.
    (7) The Cherokee County Superfund Site in Cherokee County, 
Kansas.
    (8) The East La Harpe Smelter Site in Allen County, Kansas.
    (9) The Grandview Mine and Mill Superfund Site in Pend Oreille 
County, Washington.
    (10) The Jasper County Superfund Site in Jasper County, 
Missouri, also known as the Oronogo/Duenweg Mining Belt Site.
    (11) The Klondyke Tailings Removal Site in Graham County, 
Arizona.
    (12) The Old American Zinc Plant Superfund Site in St. Clair 
County, Illinois.
    (13) The Tar Creek Superfund Site in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.

The Settlement Agreement includes payments for the above Sites as 
described therein and certain covenants not to sue under Sections 106 
and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 9607, and Section 70003 of RCRA, 
42 U.S.C. 6973 with respect to the above referenced Sites.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to In re Peabody Energy Corporation, DOJ No. 90-11-3-
11582. All comments must be submitted so that they are received by no 
later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register. 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 Settlement Agreement may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the Settlement Agreement 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 $ 7.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-15199 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
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