[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12673]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act;
the Clean Water Act; and the Oil Pollution Act
On June 10, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States, State of
Washington, Suquamish Tribe, and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Earle M.
Jorgensen Company, Civil Action No. 19-cv-00907.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims alleged against the
Defendant for natural resource damages caused by releases and
discharges of hazardous substances and oil from its formerly owned and
operated facility to the Lower Duwamish River in and near Seattle,
Washington. The settlement requires Defendant to pay its equitable
share of total natural resource damages estimated for the Lower
Duwamish River, for purposes of early settlements, and assessment costs
incurred by the Natural Resource Trustees. The Consent Decree requires
Defendant to pay $1.3 million for natural resource damages and
reimburse past assessment costs incurred by the Trustees totaling
$75,538.96. The Defendant will receive a covenant not to sue under the
Clean Water Act; the Oil Pollution Act; the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''); and the State of
Washington Model Toxics Control Act for natural resource damages caused
by releases and discharges from its formerly owned and operated
facility to the Lower Duwamish River.
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, State of Washington, Suquamish Tribe,
and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Earle M. Jorgensen Company, D.J. Ref.
No. 90-11-3-07227/3. 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 $8.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-12673 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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