[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32460-32461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09053]


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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 22, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of 
San Diego, San Diego Unified Port District, and San Diego County 
Regional Airport Authority, Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-00541-LL-BGS.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims against the San Diego Unified 
Port District and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority 
pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act for reimbursement of response costs 
incurred for response actions taken in connection with the release of 
hazardous substances at the Installation Restoration Site 12, the Boat 
Channel Sediments Site, at the former Naval Training Center in San 
Diego, California. The proposed Consent Decree requires a payment by 
both parties collectively of $2,412,029.89, in exchange for a covenant 
not to sue and contribution protection. The City of San Deigo is not a 
party to the Consent Decree.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney

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General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States v. City of San Diego, San Diego Unified Port District, 
and San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11826. 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 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 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.

Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-09053 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
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