[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76086-76087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26852]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 6, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Puerto Rico 
Industrial Development Company, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-2328.
    In that action, the United States sought, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., recovery of response costs 
regarding the Maunabo Groundwater Superfund Site in Maunabo, Puerto 
Rico (the ``Site''). The proposed consent decree will require the 
Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company to reimburse the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency for $11 million of its past costs at 
the Site. The reimbursements are to be made in quarterly installments 
over seven years, with interest.
    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

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Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Puerto 
Rico Industrial Development Company, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-2328, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11397. All comments must be submitted no later 
than 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 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 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 $3.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-26852 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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