[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 6163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03276]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 13, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the Western District of New York in the lawsuit entitled 
United States v. Hillcrest Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-
99. In the filed Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), alleges that Hillcrest 
Industries, Inc. (``Hillcrest'') is liable under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a), for the response costs EPA incurred to respond to the releases 
and/or threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment 
from a parcel of property Hillcrest owns and operates. The Consent 
Decree requires Hillcrest to pay $350,000 in quarterly installment 
payments of $20,000 each.
    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. Hillcrest Industries, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-11525. 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 $9.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-03276 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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