[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77474-77475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26545]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree 
Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act

    On November 25, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree modification (``Modification'') with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in the lawsuit 
entitled United States v. BASF Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 92-
40071.
    The original consent decree required the defendants in the case to 
perform cleanup work at the Rasmussen Dump Superfund Site in Brighton, 
Michigan. The defendants have performed most of the necessary work and 
are continuing to perform operation and maintenance. The proposed 
Modification adjusts the financial assurance provisions of the consent 
decree. As originally approved by the Court, defendants were required 
to maintain $10 million in financial assurance. Because most of the 
necessary work has been done, the Parties have agreed to reduce the 
financial assurance amount to $700,000 and change the financial 
assurance language to track that used in similar current consent 
decrees. The Modification makes no other changes to the consent decree.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Modification. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. BASF Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-281/
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, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Modification 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 Modification upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree

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Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $5 (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. 2020-26545 Filed 12-1-20; 8:45 am]
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