[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65610-65611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23568]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 24, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Indiana v. Flexsteel Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-00893 
[Docket No. 2].
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the alleged liability of 
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (``Flexsteel'') at the Lane Street Ground 
Water Contamination Superfund Site in Elkhart, Indiana (the ``Site'') 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613, and Ind. Code 
Sec. Sec.  13-25-4-9, 13-25-4-10, and 13-25-4-8, asserted in the 
Complaint, for payment by Flexsteel of $9.8 million. In return, the 
United States and State of Indiana agree not to sue Flexsteel under 
sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA or Ind. Code Sec. Sec.  13-25-4-8 
through IC 13-25-4-10 with respect to the Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and State of Indiana v. Flexsteel 
Industries, Inc, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11767. 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].

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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 $4.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23568 Filed 10-28-22; 8:45 am]
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