[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34304-34305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12066]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 31, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in United States v. Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-03245. The proposed Consent Decree resolves 
the United States' and State of New Jersey's cost recovery and natural 
resource damages claims against Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. 
(``CDE'') under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq., relating to the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund Site 
(``Site''), located in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
    In the proposed Consent Decree, CDE, an ability-to-pay party, 
agrees to pay $4 million, plus applicable interest. CDE's $4 million 
payment will be split between the United States and New Jersey. 
Specifically, New Jersey will receive $373,500 to resolve its cost 
recovery claims, the United States Department of Interior and the State 
will receive $265,000 for natural resource damages, and the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency will receive $3,361,500 for the 
Site's cleanup. The Consent Decree includes covenants not sue under 
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA.
    Relatedly, on May 31, 2022, the United States and Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts lodged a $4 million ability-to-pay supplemental consent 
decree in United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. AVX Corp. 
et al., Civil Action Nos. 83-3882-Y and 83-3889 (D. Mass.), relating to 
the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site in Bristol County, Massachusetts. 
This settlement, along with the proposed Consent Decree, resolve CDE's 
liability for response costs in connection with both the New Bedford 
Harbor Site and Woodbrook Road Site, respectively.
    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. Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-03245, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11024. All 
comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed modification upon written request and payment of 
reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent 
Decree Library,

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U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $8.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-12066 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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