[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05058]


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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 13. 2019, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. 
Boston and Maine Corporation, Civil Action No. 13-10087, was filed with 
the United States District Court for Massachusetts.
    The proposed Consent Decree between the United States of America, 
Boston and Maine Corporation (``B&M''), and the Town of Ayer, resolves 
the claims, counterclaims, and third-party claims, under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., between the parties relating to the cleanup of 
a portion of Fort Devens encompassing a former railroad roundhouse 
owned and/or operated by B&M, in Ayer, Massachusetts. The proposed 
Consent Decree requires B&M to pay the United States $2.4 million in 
four installments, plus interest, and requires no costs to be paid by 
the Town of Ayer.
    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. Boston and Maine Corporation, 
Civil Action No. 13-10087, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09710. 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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://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 $4.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Maher,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-05058 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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