[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 68149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21755]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 26, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. CR-Troy, 
Inc., et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-463.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought by the United 
States under sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607 
against four defendants including CR-Troy, Inc. (``CR-Troy,'' formerly 
Consolidated Recycling Company, Inc.), GCSC Enterprises, Inc. 
(``GCSC''), Machine Tool Service, Inc. (``MTS''), and Valvoline LLC 
(``Valvoline'') seeking reimbursement of response costs and performance 
of remedial measures with respect to the Elm Street Groundwater 
Contamination Site in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Consent Decree requires 
Defendants to pay the United States a total of $3,650,000 in response 
costs and perform the remedial ``Work'' defined in the Scope of Work, 
attached to the Consent Decree as Appendix B, which consists of soil 
excavation, groundwater monitoring, and under certain conditions soil 
vapor extraction to address contamination at the Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decrees. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. CR-Troy, Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-12377. 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 Decrees 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.
    For a copy of the Consent Decree, please enclose a check or money 
order for $43 (172 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-21755 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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