[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01589]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Opportunity To Comment on Proposed Settlement Under the 
Oil Pollution Act

    Notice is hereby given that the United States of America, on behalf 
of the Department of the Interior (``DOI'') acting through the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of Oregon represented by Oregon 
Department of Fish and Wildlife (``ODFW''), the Confederated Tribes of 
Grand Ronde, and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (``Tribes'') 
(DOI, ODFW and Tribes collectively, the ``Trustees''), are providing an 
opportunity for public comment on a proposed Settlement Agreement 
(``Settlement Agreement'') among the Trustees and settling party 
Central Petro, Inc. (``Central Petro'').
    The Settlement Agreement resolves civil claims under the natural 
resource damages provision of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (``OPA''), 
33 U.S.C. 2702 for injury to, impairment of, destruction of, loss of, 
diminution of value of and/or loss of use of natural resources, 
including the reasonable costs of assessing the injuries, resulting 
from the December 15, 2017 discharge of approximately 11,600 gallons of 
unleaded gasoline from a fuel tanker owned by Central Petro near Idanha 
Oregon.
    The Settlement Agreement resolves these claims by requiring a 
payment of $567,155.97 for past assessment costs and implementation of 
natural resource restoration projects to be selected by the Trustees.
    This publication of this notice holds opens the period for public 
comment on the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States et al v. Central Petro, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12594. 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 Settlement Agreement 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 Settlement Agreement 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-01589 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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