[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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