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

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October 28, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24969]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 17, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Florida in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Petroleum 
Products Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:91-cv-02014-BB.
    In the filed Amended Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), alleges that the 
Defendants are liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), for the 
response costs EPA incurred to respond to the releases and/or 
threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment at the 
Petroleum Products Corporation Superfund Site located generally at 3150 
Pembroke Road in Pembroke Park, Broward County, Florida that the 
Settling Defendants owned and operated. The Consent Decree requires the 
Settling Defendants to perform Remedial Action for the Site, pay past 
response costs for the Site and pay future costs related to the work. 
The Estimate for the Remedial Action is more than $57,000,000. The 
Settling Defendants are responsible for performing the Work, but the 
FDEP will pay for at least $30 million of it through a statutory trust 
fund and a petroleum product cleanup program established in 1987.
    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. Petroleum Products Corp., et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-585/3. 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#c4b4b1a6a7aba9a9a1aab0e9a1a1b7eaa1aab6a084b1b7a0abaeeaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7c7c2d5d4d8dadad2d9c39ad2d2c499d2d9c5d3f7c2c4d3d8dd99d0d8c1">[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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part 
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
    During the public comment period, the Consent 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 Consent 
Decree, you may request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses 
provided above for submitting comments.

Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-24969 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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