[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 20429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09565]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA'')
On May 6, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the New
Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor Co. and the Borough of
Ringwood, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-12157.
The United States seeks reimbursement of response costs incurred
under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') for response actions at or
in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous
substances at Operable Unit 2 of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund
Site (the ``Site'') in Ringwood, New Jersey.
Under the proposed consent decree, Settling Defendants will remove
contaminated soil and install caps at three locations within the Site:
The Peters Mine Pit Area, the Cannon Mine Pit Area, and the O'Connor
Disposal Area. In conjunction with the soil remediation, the Borough of
Ringwood will install a recycling center on the O'Connor Disposal Area.
The proposed consent decree requires Ford Motor Company to pay
approximately $5.7 million for past response costs of both the United
States and the State of New Jersey. The proposed consent decree will
resolve the United States' CERCLA claims alleged in this action, and
the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Spill Act
claims alleged in this action. The proposed consent decree will not
resolve claims related to groundwater contamination at the Site, which
will be addressed at a future point.
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,
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States of
America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and
Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor
Co. and the Borough of Ringwood, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-830/1. All
comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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 $44.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-09565 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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