[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: 2018-24296]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 1, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The Atlas-
Lederer Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3:91-CV-00309.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
complaint seeks recovery of costs incurred or to be incurred in 
connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous 
substances at the United Scrap Lead Superfund Site in Concord Township, 
Miami County, Ohio. Three defendants are parties to the proposed 
Consent Decree: Caldwell Iron & Metal, Larry Katz, and Edison 
Automotive Inc. Caldwell Iron & Metal and Larry Katz collectively agree 
to pay $82,492 plus interest over three years. Edison Automotive Inc. 
agrees to pay $22,334. In return, the United States agrees not to sue 
the defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA.
    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. The Atlas-Lederer Company, et al. 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-279B. 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 $5.00 (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. 2018-24296 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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