[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 193 (Monday, October 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 62763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21978]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 29, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of North Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Chemtronics, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Civil Action No. 
1:20-cv-00272.
    The Consent Decree resolves the Untied States' claims set forth in 
the Complaint against Chemtronics, Inc. (``Chemtronics'') and Northrop 
Grumman Systems Corp. (``NGSC'') for injunctive relief and cost 
recovery under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') 
relating to the release or threatened release of hazardous substances 
into the environment, and for performance of response actions under 
Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'') 
relating to the handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or 
disposal of solid and/or hazardous wastes at or from the Chemtronics 
Superfund Site (the ``Site''), located in the community of Swannanoa, 
in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Under the terms of the proposed 
Consent Decree, Defendants will reimburse $255,348.51 of the costs 
incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''). Defendants also will reimburse EPA for its future responses 
at the Site and will perform the work set forth in the second amendment 
to the 1988 Record of Decision issued by EPA on September 29, 2016.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Chemtronics, Inc. and Northrop Grumman 
Systems Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-09498/1. 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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    Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
    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 $10.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. The document 
does not contain the exhibits and signature pages.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-21978 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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