[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24295]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as Amended (``CERCLA'')

    On October 31, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. City of Ironwood, Michigan, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-195.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under CERCLA. The complaint 
requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred in 
responding to releases of hazardous substances at the Ironwood 
Manufactured Gas Plant Site in Ironwood, Michigan. The City of Ironwood 
agrees to pay $170,000 of the United States' response costs and 
maintain engineering controls at the Site. In return, the United States 
agrees not to sue the City of Ironwood under Section 107(a) of CERCLA.
    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 v. City of Ironwood, Michigan, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11704. 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 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 $13.75 (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. 2018-24295 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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