[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20429-20430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09526]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On May 1, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent 
Decree with the United States District

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Court for the District of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United 
States et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-1273-
RMG.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims brought against Exxon Mobil Oil 
Corporation for recovery of damages for injury to, loss of, or 
destruction of natural resources under the trusteeship of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, 
the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and 
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The claims were 
filed under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and under 
the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, South Carolina Code 
of Laws, Ann., Section 44-56-200 (Rev. 2018). Plaintiffs sought damages 
in order to compensate for injury to, destruction of, loss of, or loss 
of use of certain natural resources resulting from the release of 
hazardous substances at nine defined sites located in South Carolina. 
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the Trustees' claim for all nine 
sites for $6,589,211.
    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 et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-11910. 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-09526 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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