[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 24183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10941]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 17, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Florida in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. 
BKF Capital Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 8:18-cv-01863-VMC-TGW.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims set forth in 
its complaint against BKF Capital Group, Inc. (``Defendant'') for cost 
recovery under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') relating to the release or 
threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at 
Cattle Dipping Vat A (Site No. OT-59A) in Polk County, Florida, and 
Cattle Dipping Vats C and D (Site Nos. OT-59C and OT-59D) in Highlands 
County, Florida (together, the ``Vat Sites'') within the Avon Park Air 
Force Range (``APAFR''). Under the terms of the proposed consent 
decree, Defendant will reimburse $725,000 of the costs incurred by the 
United States Air Force in connection with response actions at the Vat 
Sites. In return, the United States agrees not to sue or take 
administrative action against Defendant under Section 107(a) or Section 
113 of CERCLA with regard to the Vat Sites.
    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 of America v. BKF Capital Group, Inc., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11242. 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 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the appendix and signature pages, the cost is $3.00.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-10941 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
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