[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17407-17408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06872]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under CERCLA

    On March 29, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. Cross Nicastro, Civil Case No. 6:17-cv-00745-GTS-ATB.
    The proposed settlement resolves the United States' claims under 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability

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Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, against Cross Nicastro, for recovery of response 
costs incurred at the Frankfort Asbestos Superfund Site. The settlement 
also resolves Defendant's liability under Section 106(b), 42 U.S.C. 
9606(b), and Section 107(c)(3), 42 U.S.C. 9607(c)(3). The Site is 
located at 3720 Southside Road (Old New York State 5S), approximately 
one mile northwest of the Town of Frankfort, in Herkimer County, New 
York. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Cross Nicastro will pay 
$135,000 in past response costs, civil penalties, and damages to 
resolve the United States' claims.
    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 of America v. Cross Nicastro, Case No. 
6:17-cv-00745-GTS-ATB, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10738/3. 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: http://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 for a paper copy 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 $5.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-06872 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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