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

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October 6, 2022

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21724]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 30, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Hampshire in the lawsuit entitled United States, et al. v. Fort 
James LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-395.
    In that action, the United States sought, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., injunctive relief and recovery 
of response costs regarding the Chlor-Alkali Facility (Former) 
Superfund Site in Berlin, New Hampshire (the ``Site''). The proposed 
consent decree will require three settling parties to perform a 
remedial action at the Site, to reimburse the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency for its future costs and a portion of its past costs 
at the Site, and to reimburse the New Hampshire Department of 
Environmental Services for its future costs at the Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States, et al. v. Fort James LLC, et al., 
Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-395, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-09455/3. All 
comments must be submitted no later than 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#e696938485898b8b838892cb838395c883889482a6939582898cc8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5d5d0c7c6cac8c8c0cbd188c0c0d68bc0cbd7c1e5d0d6c1cacf8bc2cad3">[email&#160;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 proposed amended 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 proposed amended 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 $61.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a copy of 
the Consent Decree without its attachments, enclose a check or money 
order for $9.00.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-21724 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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