[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85671-85672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28744]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    On December 18, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Allied Transportation 
Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-382.
    The United States filed a Complaint against the defendants pursuant 
to Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental

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Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. ] 
9606, 9607. The Complaint seeks, inter alia, injunctive relief to 
perform a cleanup at the Gulfco Marine Maintenance NPL site (``Site''), 
an inactive barge facility located in Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas, 
and recovery of costs incurred by the United States in responding to 
the release of hazardous substances at the Site. Under the proposed 
Consent Decree, the Defendants will implement a remedy for ground water 
contamination that was selected by EPA on September 29, 2011. The 
Defendants will also pay past response costs in the amount of $1.2 
million and reimburse the United States for future response 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 v. Allied Transportation Company, et al., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-09587. 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, 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: 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 $111.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is 
$19.75.

Karen Dworkin,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-28744 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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