[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 21769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08477]
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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 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kaanapali Land, LLC
and Oahu Sugar Company, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00190.
The complaint filed in this case alleges claims for response costs
and natural resource damages under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') against
Kaanapali Land LLC and its bankrupt subsidiary, Oahu Sugar Company, LLC
(``Oahu Sugar'') (together, ``Settling Defendants''). These claims
arise from the release and threatened release of dioxins and
pentachlorophenol, among other hazardous substances, at and from the
former Oahu Sugar pesticide mixing facility (``Site'') located within
the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site. Under the Consent
Decree, Settling Defendants will pay a total of $7.5 million to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department
of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy for Site cleanup
and environmental restoration projects. In return, the Consent Decree
grants covenants not to sue to Settling Defendants and related parties
under Sections 106, 107(a), and 113 of CERCLA, Section 311(f)(4) of the
Clean Water Act, and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (``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. Kaanapali Land, LLC and Oahu Sugar
Company, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-08781/1. 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 e-mail........................... [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, US
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://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 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-08477 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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