[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18185-18186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06230]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On March 21, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Settlement Agreement entered into with Betteroads Asphalt, LLC 
(``Betteroads'') in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico in In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC, Case No. 17-04156-
ESL11. Betteroads is a potentially responsible party under section 
107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), at the PROTECO Superfund 
Site located Penuelas, Puerto Rico (the ``Site''). Under the Settlement 
Agreement, the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), will have an allowed claim 
in the amount of $1,095,567. This allowed claim will be paid as a Class 
6 General Unsecured Claim under the terms of the First Amended Plan of 
Reorganization. EPA has provided a covenant not to file a civil action 
or take administrative action against Betteroads pursuant to sections 
106 or 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 9607, with respect to the Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a 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 In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC, Case No. 17-04156-ESL11, 
D.J. Ref. No.

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90-11-3-12289. 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 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 $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. 2023-06230 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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