[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25110]
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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 9, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v.
Beazer East, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-03051-DCN.
This case involves claims for natural resource damages under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and related state law, stemming from
contamination at the National Priorities List (``NPL'') Superfund site
known as the Koppers Co., Inc. (Charleston Plant) NPL Site (the
``Site'') in Charleston, South Carolina. The settlement resolves the
alleged claims by required defendant to: (1) Implement an approximately
70 acre salt marsh wetlands restoration project; (2) pay $400,000 to
the federal and state natural resource trustees (the ``Trustees'') to
fund an additional restoration project; (3) pay $390,000 to South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources for injury to groundwater;
and, (4) pay $1,000,000 to the Trustees for their costs of injury
assessment.
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 et al. v. Beazer East, Inc., D.J. Ref.
No. 90-11-2-08343. 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 $27.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-25110 Filed 11-16-18; 8:45 am]
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