Notice2022-01356
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
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Published
January 25, 2022
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Justice Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01356]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On January 18, 2022, the Department of Justice signed a proposed
Settlement Agreement among the United States, Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Nami Resources Company, L.L.C., and Vinland Energy, LLC related to the
release of fracking fluids into Acorn Fork, in Knox County, Kentucky.
The Settlement Agreement requires the defendant to pay $576,206.27, in
three installments, to the U.S. Department of the Interior and
$6,016.89 to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to Settlement Agreement among the United States,
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Nami Resources Company, L.L.C., and Vinland
Energy, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10010. 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#33434651505c5e5e565d471e5656401d565d4157734640575c591d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50202532333f3d3d353e247d3535237e353e2234102523343f3a7e373f26">[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 Settlement Agreement may be
examined at and downloaded from 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 Settlement Agreement 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 $4.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-01356 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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