[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 18669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05358]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
On March 7, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States of
America, State of Washington, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and Suquamish
Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation v. Crowley Marine
Services, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-00307. Docket No. 3-1.
The proposed consent decree resolves claims brought by the United
States on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and the Department of the Interior, the State of Washington, the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation (collectively, Trustees) against Crowley Marine
Servies, Inc., 8th Avenue Terminals, Inc., and the Washington State
Department of Transportation (collectively, Defendants) for natural
resource damages caused by releases of hazardous substances and
discharges of oil at or from facilities owned and/or operated by
Defendants, located along and near the Lower Duwamish River, pursuant
to section 107(a) of CERCLA, section 311 of the CWA, section 1002(b) of
OPA, and the Washington Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), RCW 70A.305.
The settlement requires Defendants to purchase credits in a habitat
restoration project constructed along the River and pay a total of
$210,000 for natural resource damages to the Trustees. The settlement
also requires Defendants to pay $64,325.63 to reimburse their equitable
share of assessment costs incurred by the Trustees. Defendants will
receive covenants not to sue under the statutes listed in the complaint
and consent decree for specified natural resource damages.
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 et al. v. Crowley Marine Services.,
et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-07227/13. 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, D.C. 20044-7611.
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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
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. If you require assistance
accessing the proposed consent decree, you may request assistance by
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-05358 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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