[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38542-38543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12603]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 6, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and Illinois 
v. Great Lakes Synergy Corp., Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-01934 (S.D. 
Ohio).
    The proposed Consent Decree (1) resolves the liability of Great 
Lakes Synergy Corporation (``Great Lakes'') under sections 106 and 107 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, for releases and 
threatened releases of hazardous substances at Area 7 of the Additional 
and Uncharacterized Sites Operable Unit of the Crab Orchard National 
Wildlife Refuge NPL Site (``Area 7 Pesticides Site''), located near 
Marion, Illinois, and (2) resolves potential counterclaims by Great 
Lakes against the United States. Under the proposed Consent Decree, 
Great Lakes would perform the Removal Action to clean up the Area 7 
Pesticides Site, reimburse future response costs incurred by the United 
States, and reimburse $830,890 in past response costs incurred by the 
United States. To resolve Great Lakes' potential CERCLA contribution 
counterclaims, the United States will reimburse $484,185 of Great 
Lakes' past costs and will reimburse 28% of the costs Great Lakes 
incurs performing the Removal Action and paying future response costs 
on a ``pay-as-you-go'' basis.
    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 and Illinois v. Great Lakes Synergy 
Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-643/6. All comments must be

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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: http://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 $33.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $11.50.

Patricia S. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-12603 Filed 6-12-23; 8:45 am]
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