[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03986]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Filing of Proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding
Environmental Claims In Connection With the Madison County Mines
Superfund Site
On February 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States and the
State of Missouri v. Delta Asphalt, Inc., Civil Action No. 21-cv-00029.
The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims the United States
and State of Missouri have brought pursuant to Sections 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law, Mo.
Rev. Stat. Sec. Sec. 260.350-260.430, and Sec. 260.510 against Delta
Asphalt, Inc. (``Delta'') related to Operable Unit 5 (``OU5'') of the
Madison County Mines Superfund Site in Madison County, Missouri.
Under the Settlement Agreement, Delta will place proprietary
controls on its property to provide the Environmental Protection Agency
and the State access in order to perform remedial actions, as well as
place limits on any use of the property that could interfere with the
remedy. In exchange, the United States and the State provide covenants
not to sue or to take administrative action against Delta pursuant to
Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), Section
7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973, and Mo. Rev. Stat. Sec. Sec. 260.350-
260.430 and Sec. Sec. 260.500-550, with regard to the Site.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and the State of Missouri v. Delta
Asphalt, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11942. 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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Under Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973, a commenter may
request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Alternatively, a paper copy of
the Settlement Agreement will be provided 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-03986 Filed 2-25-21; 8:45 am]
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