[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79038-79039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26963]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On December 2, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Alabama (Eastern Division), in the lawsuit 
entitled the United States of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 1:02-CV-0749 (KOB).
    This Consent Decree represents a settlement of certain claims of 
the United States (``Plaintiff'') against Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, 
Inc. (``Defendants'') under Sections 106, 107, and 113 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613, relating to the Anniston 
PCB Hazardous Waste Site (``Site'') located in and around Anniston, 
Alabama. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the Defendants will be 
required to implement a Record of Decision (``ROD'') issued by the 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') with respect to Operable 
Units 1 and 2 (``OU1'' and ``OU2'') of the Anniston PCB Site in 
Anniston, Alabama. The proposed Consent Decree requires the Defendants 
to finance and conduct the remedial design and remedial action (``RD/
RA''), which includes remedial action for both soils and groundwater 
within OU1 and OU2. These two operable units are outside the plant site 
(OU3) and consist of both residential and non-residential properties. A 
previous RD/RA Consent Decree addressing certain properties within OU1 
and OU2 identified by EPA as unauthorized waste disposal areas was 
entered into last year between the United States and MRC Holding 
Company. This proposed Consent Decree addresses the remainder of OU1 
and OU2.
    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 of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, 
Inc., and the D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-07135/1. 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:

[[Page 79039]]



------------------------------------------------------------------------
         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the 
Consent Decree and $20.00 for the Consent Decree and Appendices 
thereto.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-26963 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P