[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 59 (Thursday, March 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 17098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06369]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 20, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
First Partial Consent Decree and proposed Second Partial Consent Decree 
with the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas 
in the lawsuit titled United States of America v. Ector Drum, Inc., et 
al., Civil Action No. 7:20 cv 00074.
    The two partial consent decrees resolve claims against Ector Drum 
Inc., Carl Randle Beard, Sandra Kay Beard, BB Chemicals, Inc., 
Continental Products of Texas, Energy Intermediates, Inc., Hess 
Corporation, Kel Tech, Inc., Monachem, Inc., Novastar L.P., Performance 
Chemical Company, Tetraco, LLC, and Wagner Supply Co., Inc. arising 
under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), 
relating to the Ector Drum Superfund Site in Ector County, Texas. Under 
the proposed First Partial Consent Decree, the Defendants BB Chemicals, 
Inc., Continental Products of Texas, Energy Intermediates, Inc., Hess 
Corporation, Kel Tech, Inc., Monachem, Inc., Novastar L.P., Performance 
Chemical Company, Tetraco, LLC, and Wagner Supply Co., Inc. will pay, 
collectively, $1,575,255 to the United States resolve the United 
States' claims. Under the proposed Second Partial Consent Decree, 
Defendants Ector Drum Inc., Carl Randle Beard, and Sandra Kay Beard 
will endeavor to sell the property on which the Site is located and pay 
a specified portion of the proceeds of any sale(s) to the United 
States.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed First Partial Consent Decree and Second Partial Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United 
States of America v. Ector Drum, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11781/1. 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: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed First Partial Consent Decree and Second Partial 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 $7.75 for the First 
Partial Consent Decree and $7.25 for the Second Partial Consent Decree 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-06369 Filed 3-25-20; 8:45 am]
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