[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14123]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 21, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Minnesota in the lawsuit entitled Regents of the University of 
Minnesota v. United States of America and E.I. DuPont De Nemours and 
Co., Case No. 17-cv-3690.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles claims between the parties, 
including under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act,42 U.S.C. 9607, 9613, the Minnesota Environmental 
Response and Liability Act, Minn. Stat. 115B.01, et seq., and alleging 
breach of contract. The claims in this case concern responsibility for 
environmental response actions and payment of response costs at a 
property owned by the University of Minnesota and formerly part of the 
Gopher Ordnance Works Site. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the 
United States would pay $13,000,000 to the University of Minnesota. 
Certain orders issued during the litigation of this case would be 
vacated.
    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 University of Minnesota v. United States, et. al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-11915. All comments must be submitted no later than 
thirty (30) days after the publication 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 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 consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-14123 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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