[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24881]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``Cercla'')
On November 9, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Rhode Island in the lawsuit entitled United States of America and
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management v. Aerosols
Danville, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-405
The United States seeks performance of a remedial design/remedial
action and reimbursement of response costs under Sections 106 and 107
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (``CERCLA'') concerning Operable Unit 2 (``OU2'') of the
Landfill & Resource Recovery, Inc. Superfund Site (``Site''), located
in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The State of Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management is co-plaintiff.
Under the proposed consent decree, 13 Settling Defendants agree to
perform the remedial action for OU2 that is identified in the United
States Environmental Protection Agency's (``EPA'') Record of Decision
relating to the Site, dated April 2021. The proposed consent decree
also requires the Settling Defendants to fully reimburse the State of
Rhode Island for its future response costs and to reimburse the United
States for a portion of its future Site-related response costs.
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,
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States of
America and State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management v. Aerosols Danville, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:22-
cv-405, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-449/6. 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 $69.50 (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. 2022-24881 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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