[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01356]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    On January 18, 2022, the Department of Justice signed a proposed 
Settlement Agreement among the United States, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 
Nami Resources Company, L.L.C., and Vinland Energy, LLC related to the 
release of fracking fluids into Acorn Fork, in Knox County, Kentucky. 
The Settlement Agreement requires the defendant to pay $576,206.27, in 
three installments, to the U.S. Department of the Interior and 
$6,016.89 to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
    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 Settlement Agreement among the United States, 
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Nami Resources Company, L.L.C., and Vinland 
Energy, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10010. 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 Settlement Agreement may be 
examined at and downloaded from this Justice Department website: 
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper 
copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 $4.50 (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. 2022-01356 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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