[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76217-76218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26955]


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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 December 7, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Nebraska in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. City of 
Hastings, et al., Civil Action No. 8:03-cv-00531 (D. Neb.),

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and filed a notice of lodging of the same decree in United States of 
America v. Dravo Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 8:01-cv-00500 (D. 
Neb.).
    The proposed consent decree resolves claims against Dravo, LLC, 
formerly known as Dravo Corp., pursuant to the section 107(a) CERCLA 
for response costs incurred and to be incurred by EPA for Operable 
Units 01 and 19 of the Hastings Groundwater Contamination Superfund 
Site. The settlement requires Defendant to make a payment of $1,439,336 
to EPA, based on analysis of Defendant's financial inability to pay.
    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. City of Hastings, et al. and United 
States v. Dravo Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1260/9. 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 $7.00 (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. 2022-26955 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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