[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32781-32782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14514]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
On June 24, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree
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with the United States District Court for the Central District of
California in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of
California v. ITT LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:99-cv-00552.
In 1999, the United States and the State of California Department
of Toxic Substances Control filed a lawsuit against numerous parties
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act in connection with groundwater contamination at the
Glendale North and South Operable Units of the San Fernando Valley
(Area 2) Superfund Site in and around Glendale, California. The
complaint sought reimbursement of response costs and the performance of
response actions by the defendants. In 2000, a consent decree settling
the case was entered by the court. Pursuant to the consent decree,
certain settling defendants (referred to in the consent decree as
``Settling Work Defendants'') have been performing response actions at
the site in coordination with the City of Glendale.
The proposed Second Joint Stipulation provides that (1) the
Settling Work Defendants will not request a Certificate of Completion
regarding the work before November 30, 2024, and they and the City of
Glendale shall continue to perform their respective actions until at
least November 30, 2024, and (2) the Settling Work Defendants agree to
pay to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) their allocated
share of ``Basin-Wide Future Response Costs'' (as that term is defined
in the consent decree) paid by EPA on or after October 1, 2016.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree. Comments should
be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the State of
California v. ITT LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-442A. 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 Second Joint Stipulation to
Modify 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 Second Joint Stipulation to Modify
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 $6.00 (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. 2019-14514 Filed 7-8-19; 8:45 am]
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