[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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