[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53502-53503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18839]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 25, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States v. United Park City Mines 
Company, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00200-BSJ.
    The United States filed this lawsuit against United Park City Mines 
Company (``UPCM'') under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''). The complaint seeks 
recovery of costs that the United States incurred pursuant to a 2014 
Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (``2014 
AOC''), along with declaratory judgments regarding UPCM's liability for 
future costs to be incurred in responding to releases of hazardous 
substances at the Richardson Flat Tailings Site near Park City, Utah.
    Under the Consent Decree, UPCM agrees to pay or cause to be paid 
$6,475,000 for response costs at the Richardson Flat Tailings Site, 
$350,000 for natural resource damages at the Richardson Flat Tailings 
Site, and $250,000 for response costs at the nearby Uintah Mining 
District Site. In return, the United States agrees not to sue UPCM and 
certain other entities

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under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA; under section 7003 of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''); in relation to 
certain previous agreements among the United States, UPCM, and others, 
including the 2014 AOC; and under the Federal Priority Statute, the 
Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, or any alter-ego, fraudulent-
conveyance, or other debt-collection cause of action for response costs 
related to the Richardson Flat Tailings Site and Uintah Mining District 
Site.
    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. United Park City Mines Company, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-08764/4. 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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    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 $5.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-18839 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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