[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82520-82521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27954]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed 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

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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.
    Notice of the Lodging of the proposed Consent Decree was originally 
published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2020. See 85 FR 70938-
39, Dec. 8, 2020. Publication of the original notice opened a period of 
public comment for a period of thirty (30) days through January 7, 
2021. The publication of the present notice extends the period for 
public comment on the proposed Consent Decree through February 6, 2021.
    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:

 
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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, DC
                                       20044-7611.
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    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. 2020-27954 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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