[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4659-4660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01786]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 24, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
amendment to the 1986 consent decree with the United States District 
Court for the District of Maine in the lawsuit entitled United States, 
et al. v. Inmont Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 86-0029-B.
    In that action, the United States sought, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., injunctive relief and recovery 
of response costs regarding the Winthrop Landfill Superfund Site in 
Winthrop, Maine (the ``Site''). The matter was originally resolved in 
1986 when the United States entered into a Consent Decree with four 
potentially responsible parties regarding the Site (the ``1986 Consent 
Decree''). The 1986 Consent Decree required, among other things, that 
the settlers implement the remedial

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action selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
in a 1985 record of decision (``1985 ROD'') for the Site.
    On September 5, 2019, EPA issued an amendment to the 1985 ROD, 
which, among other things, documented EPA's decision to conduct 
additional remedial work at Hoyt Brook, a part of the Site. The 
proposed amendment to the 1986 Consent Decree, which was lodged with 
the Court on January 24, 2022, modifies the 1986 Consent Decree to make 
it consistent with the amended ROD.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Amendment to the 1986 Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States, et al. v. Inmont 
Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 86-0029-B, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-
130. 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 proposed amended 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 proposed amended 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 $98.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a copy of 
the Amended Consent Decree without its attachments, enclose a check or 
money order for $2.50.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-01786 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]
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