Notice2023-27251
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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December 13, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86382-86383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27251]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On December 6, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey in United States v. Wyeth Holdings LLC, 2:23-cv-22922
(D.N.J.).
The United States filed a complaint under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act against Wyeth
Holdings LLC, for recovery of damages for injury to, loss of, or
destruction of natural resources resulting from the release of
hazardous substances at or from the American Cyanamid Superfund Site
(the ``Site'') in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Specifically, the United States alleges releases of hazardous
substances caused injury to floodplains, riparian areas, and wetlands
adjacent to the Site and the biota supported by these habitats,
including macroinvertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
These natural resources are under the trusteeship of the United States
Department of the Interior (DOI), through the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP).
The proposed Consent Decree is among the United States, NJDEP, and
Wyeth Holdings LLC. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Wyeth Holdings
LLC, will undertake and fund the ``Duke Farms Forested Floodplain
Restoration Project,'' which will restore 112 areas of former farmland
located upstream of the Site on the Raritan River to a natural habitat.
Wyeth will also pay the DOI, NOAA, and NJDEP's assessment and oversight
costs.
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, United
States Department of Justice, and should refer to United States and New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Wyeth Holdings LLC,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-07250/4. All comments must be submitted no later
than sixty (60) 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#b1c1c4d3d2dedcdcd4dfc59cd4d4c29fd4dfc3d5f1c4c2d5dedb9fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2929780818d8f8f878c96cf878791cc878c9086a29791868d88cc858d94">[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 proposed 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 consent decree upon email request to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8c8cddadbd7d5d5ddd6cc95ddddcb96ddd6cadcf8cdcbdcd7d296dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a1a1f08090507070f041e470f0f19440f04180e2a1f190e0500440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-27251 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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