[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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