[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47970-47971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19588]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
On July 23, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v.
MRC Holdings, Inc. (``MRC''), Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-01153-CLM. At
the request of members of the public, DOJ is extending the public
comment period for an additional 30 days.
This case relates to alleged releases of hazardous substances,
including PCBs, at the Anniston, Alabama PCB Hazardous Waste 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 at those
properties in accordance with a Record of Decision issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and Statement of Work
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.
Notice of the lodging of the decree was originally published in the
Federal Register on July 31, 2019. See 84 FR 147, pages 37336-37 (July
31, 2019). The publication of the original notice opened a thirty (30)
day period for public comment on the Decree. The publication of the
present notice extends the period for public comment on the Decree to
September 30, 2019.
All comments must be submitted no later than September 30, 2019.
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail and should refer
to United States of America v. MRC Holdings, Inc., and the D.J. Ref.
No. 90-11-2-07135/15:
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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: 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. 2019-19588 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
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