[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17680]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree 
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act

    On May 16, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Hercules 
LLC, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00062-LGW-RSB. To allow for additional 
community input and feedback, DOJ is extending the public comment 
period for an additional thirty (30) days.
    The proposed consent decree would require defendant Hercules LLC to 
implement the interim remedy selected by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) for the outfall, known as Operable Unit 1, of 
the Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall Site (``Site'') in 
Brunswick, in Glynn County, Georgia. The consent decree would also 
require the defendant to reimburse EPA $153,009.48 in past response 
costs at the Site, and to pay future response costs incurred by the 
United States in connection with this consent decree. Notice of the 
lodging of the decree was originally published in the Federal Register 
on May 23, 2018. See 83 FR 23937 (May 23, 2018). The publication of the 
original notice opened a thirty (30) day period for public comment on 
the Decree. At the request of some members of the public, the comment 
period was then extended by 60 days, to August 21, 2018. See 83 FR 
27799 (June 14, 2018). The publication of the present notice extends 
the period for public comment on the Decree to September 20, 2018.
    Comments concerning the consent decree should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Hercules, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11685. All comments must be submitted no later than September 20, 
2018. 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 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 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 $146.25 (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 
$17.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17680 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am]
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