[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20561]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Central 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of 
Springfield, Illinois, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-03168.
    In August 2017, the United States filed suit against the City of 
Springfield, Illinois (the ``City') under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') 
for the recovery of response costs incurred at the Springfield Iron 
Company Site (the ``Site'') in Springfield, Illinois. The Consent 
Decree resolves the City's liability for past response costs at the 
Site for a total of $684,000, which will be paid in four installments 
over the course of three years.
    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. City of Springfield, Illinois, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11842. 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 $4.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-20561 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
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