[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 72896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20099]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 30, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, in the lawsuit entitled 
United States v. Energy Transfer (R&M), LLC, et al. Civil Action No. 
2:23-CV-214. The proposed consent decree is between the United States 
and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (``Goodyear'').
    The United States asserted claims in this case under sections 107 
and 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613(g)(2), seeking to 
recover unreimbursed response costs incurred by the United States in 
responding to releases of hazardous substances at the Brine Service 
Company Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') in Corpus Christi, Nueces 
County, Texas, and a declaratory judgment for additional costs incurred 
in performing further response actions at the Site. Under the proposed 
Consent Decree, Goodyear agrees to perform cleanup activities in a 
portion of the Site (called the ``North Pit'') and to pay the United 
States' future response costs in connection with overseeing the work. 
The United States will grant a covenant not to sue or to take 
administrative action against Goodyear pursuant to sections 106 and 107 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments on the proposed Consent Decree 
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Energy 
Transfer (R&M), LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-10616/1. 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.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-20099 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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