[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04899]


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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 7, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Oregon in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Astoria Marine 
Construction Company, Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-00337-SB.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., alleging releases and threats of releases of 
hazardous substances at or from the Astoria Marine Construction Company 
Superfund Site in Astoria, Oregon. The proposed Consent Decree requires 
Astoria Marine Construction Company to pay the Environmental Protection 
Agency $285,000 for past response costs. If any Remediation Funds 
remain after cleanup is complete, Astoria Marine Construction Company 
will pay EPA up to an additional $365,000 from such funds before 
distributing any additional funds to itself or its attorneys. If 
entered by the Court, the proposed Consent Decree would conclude this 
matter in its entirety.
    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. Astoria Marine Construction Company, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11100/1. 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 $4.75 for the consent 
decree and appendix (25 cents per page reproduction cost) or $4.25 for 
the consent decree without appendix, payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-04899 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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