[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05182]


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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 8, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. El Paso County 
Retirement Plan, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00552.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claim under 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the El Paso 
County Retirement Plan for recovery of past response costs incurred at 
the Widefield PCE Superfund Site (``Site'') in El Paso County, 
Colorado. The Site comprises a former dry cleaners at 3217 South 
Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and related contamination of soil 
and groundwater, including of the Widefield Aquifer. The El Paso County 
Retirement Plan was the owner of the 3217 South Academy Boulevard 
property at the time of disposal of hazardous substances. The proposed 
Consent Decree requires the El Paso County Retirement Plan to pay 
$420,000 in reimbursement of past response costs incurred by the United 
States with respect to the Site. The proposed Consent Decree provides 
the El Paso County Retirement Plan with a covenant not to sue for past 
response costs incurred by the United States in connection with the 
Site and contribution protection under CERCLA.
    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. El Paso County Retirement Plan, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11721/1. 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 $3.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-05182 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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