[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03432]


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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 12, 2018 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Potlatch Corporation 
and Potlatch Land and Lumber, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-0069-CWD.
    The proposed settlement resolves the United States' claims under 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9607 against the Potlatch 
Corporation (``Potlatch'') and Potlatch Land and Lumber, LLC (``PLL'') 
(collectively ``Potlatch/PLL'') for recovery of past response costs 
incurred at the Avery Landing Site in Shoshone County, Idaho. The Site 
is approximately ten acres in size and is located along the St. Joe 
River about one mile west of the town of Avery in northern Idaho. 
Potlatch was the owner and operator of a portion of the Site at the 
time of disposal of hazardous substances. PLL, a Potlatch subsidiary, 
is the current owner of that portion of the Site. Potlatch/PLL will pay 
$6 million in past response costs to resolve the United States' claims.
    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. Potlatch Corporation and Potlatch 
Land and Lumber, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1116/DJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11294.
    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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: 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 $6.25 (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. 2018-03432 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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