[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 40437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17379]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    On August 8, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Guardian Life 
Insurance Company of America, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02557.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claim under 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the Guardian 
Life Insurance Company of America (``Guardian Life'') for recovery of 
past response costs incurred at the Widefield PCE Superfund Site 
(``Site'') in El Paso County, Colorado. The Site comprises a former dry 
cleaners at 3217 South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and 
related contamination of soil and groundwater, including of the 
Widefield Aquifer. Guardian Life was the owner of the 3217 South 
Academy Boulevard property at the time of disposal of hazardous 
substances. The proposed Consent Decree requires Guardian Life to pay 
$700,000 in reimbursement of past response costs incurred by the United 
States with respect to the Site. The proposed Consent Decree provides 
Guardian Life with a covenant not to sue for past response costs 
incurred by the United States in connection with the Site and 
contribution protection under CERCLA.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of 
America, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02557 (D. Colo.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11721. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $3.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $3.00.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-17379 Filed 8-13-19; 8:45 am]
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