[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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