Notice2023-27361
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
December 13, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27361]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On December 4, 2023, a proposed Settlement Agreement between the
United States, on behalf of (a) the United States Department of the
Interior (``DOI'') and (b) the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (``EPA''), and Mallinckrodt plc, and the Mallinckrodt General
Unsecured Claims Trust (the ``GUC Trust'' and, with the Reorganized
Debtors, collectively, ``Mallinckrodt''), was filed with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the Chapter 11
case captioned, In re: Mallinckrodt PLC, Case No.: 20-12522.
On October 12, 2020, each of Mallinckrodt plc and its debtor
affiliates filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court. The
United States, on behalf of DOI and EPA, filed a proof of claim
asserting a claim against Mallinckrodt for past costs and future
liability as a potential liable party at the Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab
Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Site pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act. The proposed Settlement Agreement
grants the United States an allowed unsecured claim against
Mallinckrodt US Holdings LLC on behalf of DOI in the amount of
$56,880,784, and for EPA in the amount of $499,216. Mallinckrodt's
Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, which the Bankruptcy Court
confirmed, and which went effective on Jun 16, 2022, dictate the terms
of payment for the United States' allowed claim.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to, In re: Mallinckrodt PLC, Case No.: 20-12522, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-2-09556/2. 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#1f6f6a7d7c7072727a716b327a7a6c317a716d7b5f6a6c7b707531787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a1a1f08090507070f041e470f0f19440f04180e2a1f190e0500440d051c">[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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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://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 $3.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia M. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-27361 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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