[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50122-50123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21589]
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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 28, 2018, the Department of Justice and the State of
California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (``DTSC'') filed a
complaint and lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of California (``Court'')
pertaining to environmental soil, solid waste, and soil gas
contamination at Operable Unit 2 (``OU2'') of the Laboratory for
Energy-Related Health Research/Old Campus Landfill Superfund Site
(``Site'') in Solano County, California. The complaint and proposed
Consent Decree were filed contemporaneously in the matter of United
States of America and the California Department of Toxic Substances
Control vs. Regents of the University of California, Civil Action No.
2:18-cv-02651 (E.D. Cal.).
The proposed Consent Decree resolves certain claims under Sections
106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, as well as related state law
claims, in connection with soil, solid waste, and soil gas
contamination at OU2. The Consent Decree requires the settling
defendant, the Regents of the University of California, to perform
cleanup of soil, solid waste, and soil gas contamination at OU2, and to
reimburse the United States' and DTSC's related oversight costs on an
ongoing basis.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America and the California Department
of Toxic Substances Control vs. Regents of the University of
California, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1606/2. 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].
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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.usdoj.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 $57.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent Decree, including appendices and
signature pages, payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy of the Consent Decree without the appendices and signature pages,
the cost is $15.50.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-21589 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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