Notice2021-20603
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
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Published
September 23, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 52924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20603]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On September 16, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Wyeth Holdings
LLC, Civil Action No. 21-cv-17075.
In this action brought pursuant to Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and 9613(g)(2)
(``CERCLA''), the United States seeks injunctive relief requiring Wyeth
Holdings LLC to abate the endangerment to the public health or welfare
or the environment caused by the American Cyanamid Superfund Site
(``Site), located in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, including to
perform the remedy selected in the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Record of Decision for Operable Unit 8 of the Site.
This includes the excavation, dewatering, and off-site disposal of acid
tar in Impoundments 1 and 2, as well as the construction of earthen
berms, soil treatment, and capping of this area of the Site. The United
States also seeks to recover costs incurred and to be incurred by the
United States in response to releases or threatened releases of
hazardous substances at or from the Site.
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. Wyeth Holdings LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-07250/3. 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............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90e0e5f2f3fffdfdf5fee4bdf5f5e3bef5fee2f4d0e5e3f4fffabef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f2f2a3d3c3032323a312b723a3a2c713a312d3b1f2a2c3b303571383029">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. We will provide a paper copy of
the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. Please
enclose a check or money order for $10.25 for a copy of the Consent
Decree without the appendices or for $16.00 for a copy of the Consent
Decree with appendices (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to
the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-20603 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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