[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19642-19643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07629]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgments Under The 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On April 9, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged two proposed 
Consent Judgments with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of New York in a lawsuit entitled United States v. IMC Eastern 
Corp. and Island Transportation Corp., Civil Action No. 18-3818.
    In this action, the United States seeks, as provided under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), recovery of response costs from two parties regarding the 
New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in the 
Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay, in Nassau County, 
New York (``the Site''). The proposed Consent Judgments resolve the 
United States' claims against IMC Eastern Corp. and Island 
Transportation Corp. (the ``Settling Parties'') for past response costs 
at the Site.
    Under the proposed Consent Judgments, the Environmental Protection 
Agency (``EPA'') will receive $1,000,000 from IMC Eastern Corp. and 
$687,500 from Island Transportation Corp. The settlements provide, in 
exchange for the above payments, a covenant not to sue by EPA or to 
take administrate action against the Settling Parties pursuant to 
Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), 
regarding the Site; 570 Main Street, Westbury, New York (with respect 
to IMC Eastern Corp.); and 299 Main Street, Westbury, New York (with 
respect to Island Transportation Corp.).
    The proposed Consent Judgments provide each of the two Settling 
Parties with protection from contribution claims as provided by Section 
113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2), for the matters addressed by 
the settlements. The proposed Consent Judgments further request 
dismissal of all outstanding third- and fourth-party contribution 
claims filed in United States v. IMC Eastern Corp. and Island 
Transportation Corp., Civil Action No. 18-3818.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Judgments. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. IMC Eastern Corp. and Island 
Transportation Corp., Civil Action No. 18-3818, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11089/1. All comments must be submitted no later than 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 Judgments may be 
examined and downloaded at this

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Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide paper copies of the Consent Judgments 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 $9.00 (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. 2021-07629 Filed 4-13-21; 8:45 am]
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