[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20202-20203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07880]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 12, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. Axiall Corp., CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire 
Operations, LLC, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Firestone Polymers, LLC, 
Occidental Chemical Corporation, OXY USA Inc., PPG Industries, Inc. and 
Westlake Polymers LLC, Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-00970-JDC-KK.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States against 
the Defendants for response costs incurred by the United States for 
response actions to investigate and address contamination within the 
Calcasieu Estuary Site (Site) in Louisiana. The United States' 
Complaint seeks to recover its response costs incurred in connection 
with the Site pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a). The Consent Decree provides for payment by the Defendants of 
$5.5 million in reimbursement of the United States' past response 
costs.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed 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. Axiall Corp., et al., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1284/2. 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 proposed 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 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Kenneth G. Long,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-07880 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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