[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24037-24038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07269]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 1, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled U.S. v. Kyocera AVX 
Components Corporation, Civil No. 1:24-cv-305.

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    In this action, the United States seeks, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., injunctive relief and recovery 
of response costs regarding the Olean Wellfield Superfund Site in the 
City of Olean, the Town of Olean, and the Town of Portville, New York 
(the ``Site''). The proposed Consent Decree will require the Kyocera 
AVX Components Corporation (``KAVX'') to perform the ``Operable Unit 
5'' (``OU5'') remedial action at the Site, and to reimburse the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency for its past and future costs regarding 
the OU5 remedial action. The OU5 remedial action comprises the 
performance of a soil cleanup at a parcel of property owned by KAVX.
    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 U.S. v. Kyocera AVX Components Corporation, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-181/2. 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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part 
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
    During the public comment period, the 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 Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-07269 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]
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