[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37336-37337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16307]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On July 23, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Alabama, in the lawsuit entitled the 
United States of America v. MRC Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:19-
cv-01153-CLM.
    This Consent Decree represents a settlement of the United States' 
(``Plaintiff's'') claims against MRC, Holdings, Inc. (``MRC'' or 
``Defendant'') under Sections 104, 106, 107, 113 and 122 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response,

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Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. , 9604, 9607, 
9613 and 9622, relating to the Anniston PCB Hazardous Waste Site 
(``Site'') located in and around Anniston, Alabama. The Consent Decree 
requires MRC to undertake injunctive measures to remediate specific 
parcels of property identified in the Consent Decree where hazardous 
substances are located. More specifically, the Consent Decree requires 
the Defendant to perform a remedial design and remedial action (``RD/
RA'') at those properties in accordance with a Record of Decision 
(``ROD'') issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and 
Statement of Work (``SOW'') attached to the Consent Decree as Appendix 
A. In addition, MRC is required under the Consent Decree to reimburse 
EPA for both past and future response costs.
    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. MRC Holdings, Inc., and the 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-07135/15. 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 Amended Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $10.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the 
Consent Decree and $15.00 for the Consent Decree and Exhibits thereto.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-16307 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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