[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 234 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78363-78364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26670]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the

    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act
    On November 27, 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 et al. v. Unimatic 
Manufacturing, Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-17284.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims the United States, 
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (``NJDEP'') and the 
Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund have brought 
pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability

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Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and the New Jersey Spill Compensation 
and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 to -23.24 against Defendants 
Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation, Cardean, LLC, Frameware, Inc., and 
Profiles, LLC concerning the Unimatic Manufacturing Superfund Site 
(``Site'') in Fairfield, New Jersey.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, former owner and operator 
Unimatic Manufacturing Corp. will pay $3,499,198.65 to the United 
States, $349,919.87 to the NJDEP, and $900,000 to Cardean, LLC. Current 
owner Cardean, LLC will maintain its property at the Site and sell it 
at the request of the United States, providing the proceeds to United 
States. In return for their payments and other requirements, Defendants 
receive covenants not to sue relating to the Site under Sections 106 
and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 & 9607, and for certain state 
cleanup costs.
    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 et al. v. Unimatic Manufacturing Corp. et 
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11559. 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 e-mail..............................  [email protected]
By mail................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                          U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                          Washington, D.C. 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 $20.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $8.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-26670 Filed 12-3-20; 8:45 am]
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