[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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