[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06781]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as Amended (``CERCLA'')

    On March 25, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Acemco 
Incorporated, et al., Civil Action No. 22-10640.
    The United States filed a complaint under CERCLA for recovery of 
its costs spent at the Dearborn Refining Superfund Site in Dearborn, 
Michigan. The complaint alleges that the 14 named defendants sent waste 
containing hazardous substances to the Site. Each of the named 
defendants signed the proposed consent decree. Under the agreement, the 
named defendants would pay $880,000 for the United States' past costs 
at the Site and 50% of the United States' future costs, as defined in 
the consent decree, at the Site. In return, the United States agrees 
not sue the named defendants to recover past or future response costs 
under CERCLA Section 107.
    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. Acemco Incorporated, et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-7-1-704/8. 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 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 $50.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $5.25.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-06781 Filed 3-30-22; 8:45 am]
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