[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21740]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'')

    On September 28, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, New 
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the 
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Hercules LLC, Civil Action No. 
1:20-cv-13377.
    The United States seeks performance of a remedial design/remedial 
action and reimbursement of response costs under Sections 106 and 107 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA'') concerning Operable Units 1 and 2 (``OU1'' 
and ``OU2,'' respectively) of the Hercules, Inc. Superfund Site 
(``Site''), located in Gibbstown, New Jersey. The New Jersey Department 
of Environmental Protection and the Administrator of the New Jersey 
Spill Compensation Fund (collectively, ``NJDEP'') are co-plaintiffs.
    Under the proposed consent decree, Hercules LLC (``Hercules'') 
agrees to perform the remedial action for OU1 and OU2 that is 
identified in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
(``EPA'') Record of Decision relating to the Site, dated September 25, 
2018. The proposed consent decree requires Hercules to fully reimburse 
the United States for $143,943 in past response costs and to pay New 
Jersey's past response costs of approximately $129,036. The proposed 
consent decree also requires Hercules to reimburse the United States 
and New Jersey for their future Site-related response costs.
    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, 
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States of 
America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and 
Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Hercules 
LLC, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-13377, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12075. All 
comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the 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 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 $76.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-21740 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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