[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16663-16664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05634]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 14, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Agreement and Consent Decree Concerning Distribution of Certain Assets 
Among Claimants (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of New York in a lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Gerald Cohen, Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc. and 125 
Acres More or Less, Civil Action No. CV-06-4818 (JMA)(AYS).
    In this action, the United States obtained a judgement for recovery 
of response costs as provided under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9607(a), from Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc., and Gerald 
Cohen, related to their historical operations at Lawrence Aviation 
Industries, Inc., in Port Jefferson, New York (``the Site''). The 
proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' remaining claim 
against Defendant 125 Acres of Land More or Less (``Defendant 125 
Acres''), which comprises six parcels of land.

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    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendant 125 Acres will be sold 
and the United States and other persons that have filed claims in rem 
with respect to Defendant 125 Acres will receive proceeds from the sale 
as described in Appendix B to the proposed Consent Decree. Potential 
uses of the various parcels of land following the sale are described in 
Section VI of the Consent Decree. The sale will be effected by SCLB 
Holdings, LLC, a domestic limited liability company created by the 
Suffolk County Landbank Corporation (the ``Landbank''). The sale will 
follow foreclosure on Suffolk County tax liens by SCLB Holdings, LLC. 
Neither the Landbank nor SCLB Holdings, LLC have claims against 
Defendant 125 Acres.
    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 v. Gerald Cohen, Lawrence Aviation 
Industries, Inc. and 125 Acres More or Less, Civil Action No. CV-06-
4818 (JMA)(AYS), D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-08707. 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. A paper copy of the Consent 
Decree will be provided 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 $13.50 (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. 2023-05634 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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