[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 39880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17163]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil 
Pollution Act

    On August 6, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Oregon in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Cannery Pier Hotel, 
LLC, and Terry Rosenau solely in his capacity as Personal 
Representative for the Estate of Robert H. Jacob, Civil Action No. 19-
cv-01217.
    The United States brought this action under the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (``OPA''), 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., to recover from defendants 
Cannery Pier Hotel, LLC, and Terry Rosenau solely in his capacity as 
Personal Representative for the Estate of Robert H. Jacob, $994,146.43 
in costs and damages incurred by the National Pollution Funds Center of 
the United States Coast Guard (``the NPFC'') for actions undertaken and 
damages paid by the Coast Guard in response to discharges of oil from a 
fuel storage tank located under a partially-collapsed pier on the 
Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. The Consent Decree resolves the 
United States' claims against the defendants. Under the Consent Decree, 
the defendants will pay the NPFC $994,146.43, which is the full amount 
of its claim. The United States will, in return, grant the defendants a 
covenant not to sue under OPA, subject to standard re-openers and 
reservations of rights.
    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 v. Cannery Pier Hotel, LLC, and Terry 
Rosenau solely in his capacity as Personal Representative for the 
Estate of Robert H. Jacob, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12151. 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 $4.50 (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. 2019-17163 Filed 8-9-19; 8:45 am]
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