[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13204]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Santolubes, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 24-cv-807.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims the United States 
has brought pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 
and 9607(a), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), regarding the Findett/Hayford Bridge Road 
Groundwater Superfund Site Operable Unit 1 (``OU1'') in St. Charles 
County, Missouri.
    Under the Consent Decree, Santolubes, LLC, Santolubes 
Manufacturing, LLC, and Santolubes Spartanburg Holdings will pay 
$300,000 for response costs at the Sites. Of these funds $280,000 will 
be deposited into a court registry account to be transferred either to 
the Environmental Protection Agency or any parties performing work at 
the Site under an agreement with the United States. The remaining 
$20,000 will be transferred to EPA to perform response actions at the 
Site. In exchange, the United States and the State will provide 
covenants not to sue or to take administrative action against 
Defendants pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9606 and 9607(a) regarding the Site. This settlement is based on an 
analysis of the Defendant's limited ability to pay.
    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 United States v. Santolubes, LLC, et al., 24-cv-807, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-417/5. 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 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. 2024-13204 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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