[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9138-9139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04635]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On March 8, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, et al., Civil
Action No. 4:19-cv-00421.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The
United States' complaint names as the Defendants the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks and its
director, Ben Ellis, in his official capacity. The complaint seeks
recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to
releases of hazardous substances at the Big River Mine Tailings
Superfund Site in St. Francois County, Missouri. The complaint also
seeks injunctive relief in the form of the performance of the
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selected remedy for Operable Unit 01 of the Site.
The Consent Decree requires the Defendants to perform the remedy on
98 affected residential properties and to pay $65,000 of the United
States' response costs. In return for the Defendants' commitments, 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 consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Missouri Department of Natural
Resources, Division of State Parks, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
09306/6. 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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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 $8.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-04635 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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