[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 6835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03549]


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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 21, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Ameren 
Missouri, et al., Civil Action No. 19-231.
    The United States filed a Complaint in this lawsuit under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA). The United States' complaint names Ameren Missouri, Pharmacia 
LLP, Solutia Inc., and Afton Chemical Corporation as defendants. The 
complaint requests recovery of oversight and other response costs that 
the United States incurred in connection with remedial efforts taken in 
Sauget Area 2, Site P and an order requiring completion of remedial 
work selected in a Record of Decision for Sauget Area 2 located in 
Sauget, St. Clair County, Illinois. All four defendants signed the 
proposed Consent Decree, agreeing to pay all future response costs 
related to Site P and complete the work, estimated to cost $2.9 
million. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendants 
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA related to this work. In addition, 
two site owners signed the consent decree agreeing to provide access to 
the defendants to complete the work.
    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. Ameren Missouri, et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-2-06089/6. 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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    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 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 $69.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without Appendices B and C (the Record of Decision and Statement 
of Work), the cost is only $12.50.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-03549 Filed 2-27-19; 8:45 am]
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