[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03880]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 18, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Wisconsin in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Civil Action No. 21-cv-00211.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''). 
The complaint names Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (``WPSC'') as 
the defendant. The complaint requests recovery of costs that the United 
States incurred responding to releases of hazardous substances at the 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Manitowoc MGP Superfund 
Alternative Site in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The complaint also seeks 
injunctive relief at operable unit 1 of the Site. In return, the United 
States agrees not to sue WPSC under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and 
Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901-6992 (also 
known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'')). 
Commentors may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.
    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. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12152. 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, D.C. 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 $43.50 (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 $11.50.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-03880 Filed 2-24-21; 8:45 am]
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