[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68931-68932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19285]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act 
(CERCLA)

    On August 22, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Clean 
Harbors, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 24-688.
    The proposed consent decree resolves claims alleged against Clean 
Harbors, Inc., Clean Harbors Baton Rouge, LLC, and Baton Rouge 
Disposal, LLC, under sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), for hazardous waste cleanup and response 
costs incurred by the United States at the Devil's Swamp Lake Superfund 
Site (``Site''), located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The 
proposed consent decree requires the Defendants to perform a cleanup of 
hazardous waste estimated to cost $3,191,000, to pay the United States 
$2,047,313.63 for costs incurred in responding to the contamination at 
the Site, and to pay the United States all future costs expended for 
that purpose.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be

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addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Clean Harbors, 
Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12390. 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: http://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.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-19285 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am]
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