[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16182]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 26, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico in United States v. HP Inc., et al. 3:23-cv-1383.
    The United States filed a complaint against HP Inc., Lifetime 
Brands, Inc., Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, and Wallace 
Silversmiths de Puerto Rico Ltd. under section 106 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 
relating to releases of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 of the 
San German Groundwater Site in San German, Puerto Rico. The proposed 
consent decree resolves this claim and requires the defendants to 
design and implement the remedy selected by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency for Operable Unit 1 of the San German 
Groundwater Site. In addition, the defendants agree to pay the United 
States' future costs for overseeing the response work.
    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. HP Inc., et al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
12111. 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 proposed 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 proposed consent decree upon email request to [email protected].

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-16182 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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