Notice2024-13204
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
June 17, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13204]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On June 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Santolubes, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 24-cv-807.
The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims the United States
has brought pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606
and 9607(a), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), regarding the Findett/Hayford Bridge Road
Groundwater Superfund Site Operable Unit 1 (``OU1'') in St. Charles
County, Missouri.
Under the Consent Decree, Santolubes, LLC, Santolubes
Manufacturing, LLC, and Santolubes Spartanburg Holdings will pay
$300,000 for response costs at the Sites. Of these funds $280,000 will
be deposited into a court registry account to be transferred either to
the Environmental Protection Agency or any parties performing work at
the Site under an agreement with the United States. The remaining
$20,000 will be transferred to EPA to perform response actions at the
Site. In exchange, the United States and the State will provide
covenants not to sue or to take administrative action against
Defendants pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606 and 9607(a) regarding the Site. This settlement is based on an
analysis of the Defendant's limited ability to pay.
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. Santolubes, LLC, et al., 24-cv-807,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-417/5. 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#01717463626e6c6c646f752c6464722f646f7365417472656e6b2f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6f6a7d7c7072727a716b327a7a6c317a716d7b5f6a6c7b707531787069">[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>. If you require assistance
accessing the proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-13204 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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