[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2983-2984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00792]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
Clean Water Act, and Oil Pollution Act
On January 8, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged five proposed
consent decrees with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Ohio Refining
Co., et al., Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-00039.
The United States filed a Complaint alleging claims against Ohio
Refining Co., LLC, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Energy Transfer (R&M), LLC,
Pilkington North America, Inc., and Chemtrade Logistics, Inc., under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (``CERCLA''), the Clean Water Act, and the Oil Pollution Act for
recovery of damages for injury to, loss of, or destruction of natural
resources resulting from the release of hazardous substances and oil at
the Duck & Otter Creeks NRDA Site located near Toledo, Ohio. Each
Defendant or its predecessor historically owned and/or operated an
industrial facility within the Site which discharged polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbon (``PAH'') compounds,
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metals (including arsenic and lead), and/or oil into the creeks.
Under the proposed Consent Decrees, the Defendants will
collectively pay $7,225,909 in natural resource damages (``NRD''),
consisting of $6,322,670 for Trustee-sponsored NRD restoration
projects--as identified in a draft Department of the Interior (``DOI'')
Restoration Plan, and $903,239 as reimbursement for NRD assessment
costs incurred by DOI as Federal Trustee.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Ohio Refining Co., et al., D.J. Ref.
No. 90-11-3-07084. 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 proposed Modified 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 Modified 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 $33.25 (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. 2024-00792 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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