[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 37337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16264]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA)
On July 25, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for Eastern
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v.
Whitpain Township, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-03240-JP. In a civil action
filed on July 25, 2019, under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), the United States, on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency, alleged defendant Whitpain Township,
as a current owner of a portion of the BoRit Asbestos Superfund Site
(known as the ``Park Parcel''), is liable for response action and costs
of response action at the Site. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a
co-plaintiff and asserts claims under the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites
Cleanup Act, 35 P.S. Section 6020.101 et seq. The Site was used by
Keasbey & Mattison Company for the disposal of asbestos-containing
material and other waste products, starting in the 1930s. EPA performed
response action that included removal of asbestos containing material,
site stabilization, capping, fencing, and installation engineering
controls.
Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Whitpain will
perform certain enumerated operation and maintenance activities at the
Park Parcel and will record an environmental covenant to protect the
integrity of the cleanup at the Park Parcel.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division and refer to United
States and PADEP v. Whitpain Township, DJ. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11909. 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 $9.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the
Consent Decree without attachments, or $126.75 for the Consent Decree
with attachments.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-16264 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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