[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 19 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02057]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

    On December 17, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States, the State of 
Utah, the State of Rhode Island and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Executive Office of Workforce Development, Department of Labor 
Standards v. The Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20CV5112.
    The United States, in conjunction with the State of Utah, the State 
of Rhode Island, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office 
of Workforce Development, Department of Labor Standards, filed this 
lawsuit under the Toxic Substances Control Act alleging violations of 
the Act's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (``RRP'') regulations, 40 
CFR part 745, which address lead paint hazards at home renovations. The 
complaint alleges that Home Depot performed renovations through its 
retail stores at approximately 2000 homes covered by the RRP 
regulations without using EPA certified firms, among other allegations. 
The proposed consent decree requires Home Depot to institute a 
compliance program and pay a civil penalty of $20,750,000.
    On December 23, 2020, the Department of Justice published notice of 
the lodging of the proposed consent decree. 85 FR 84,001. The notice 
started a 30-day period for the submission of comments on the proposed 
consent decree. The Department of Justice has received a request for an 
extension of the comment period. In consideration of the request, 
notice is hereby given that the Department of Justice has extended the 
comment period on the proposed consent decree by an additional 30 days, 
up to and including February 22, 2021. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States, the State of Utah, the 
State of Rhode Island and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive 
Office of Workforce Development, Department of Labor Standards v. The 
Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11854. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $22.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-02057 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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