Notice2024-28520
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
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Published
December 6, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28520]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
On December 2, 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. Cotter
Corporation (N.S.L.) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Civil Action
No. 24-cv-1593.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and
the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) for
response costs incurred, and to be incurred, by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and Department of Defense for their
removing contamination from uranium ore or residue processing materials
at certain portions of the North St. Louis County Superfund Site in
Missouri. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Cotter Corporation,
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and the United States will pay a
combined total of nearly $164,000,000 in past and future response costs
for costs associated with the above activities. In return, the proposed
Consent Decree provides Cotter, Norfolk Southern, and the United States
with a covenant not to sue or take administrative action under section
107(a) of CERCLA for any costs associated with the above activities at
the North St. Louis County Site, as well as contribution protection
under section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA.
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 v. Cotter Corporation (N.S.L.) and
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-08259/3. 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 e-mail........................... <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f1f4e3e2eeecece4eff5ace4e4f2afe4eff3e5c1f4f2e5eeebafe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbdb8afaea2a0a0a8a3b9e0a8a8bee3a8a3bfa98db8bea9a2a7e3aaa2bb">[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>. 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. 2024-28520 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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