[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51504-51505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22121]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 4, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. NL 
Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-1695.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
United States' complaint names NL Industries, Inc. as the Defendant. 
The complaint seeks recovery of costs that the United States incurred 
responding to releases of hazardous substances at the Big River Mine 
Tailings Superfund Site in St. Francois County, Missouri. The complaint 
also seeks injunctive relief in the form of the performance of the 
selected remedy for Operable Unit 01 of the Site.
    The Consent Decree requires the defendant to pay $13 million of the 
United States' response costs. In return for the Defendant's 
commitments, the United States agrees not to sue the Defendant under 
sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and Section 7003 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'').
    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 v. NL Industries, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-09306/5. 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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    Under Section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
    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 $4.75 (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. 2018-22121 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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