Notice2025-01087
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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January 17, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6012-6013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01087]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a
Complaint and lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in the lawsuit
entitled United States of America v. General Dynamics-Ordnance and
Tactical Systems et al., Civil Acton No. 3:25-cv-00046.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims brought by the United
States under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for releases and
threatened releases of hazardous substances at the Additional and
Uncharacterized Sites Operable Unit (``AUS OU''), which is part of the
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Superfund Site located near
Marion, Illinois. The proposed settlement would resolve claims against
General Dynamics-Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. (``GD-OTS''),
Crane Company, The Ensign-Bickford Company, Illinois Tool Works Inc.,
Olin Corporation, United States Surgical Corporation, Mallinckrodt US
LLC, The Sherwin Williams Company, and Mason Hanger Corporation
(collectively, ``Defendants'') for response costs incurred by the
Department of the Interior (``DOI'') and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA''). The proposed settlement would also resolve
potential counterclaims by GD-OTS against DOI, the Department of the
Army, the Bureau of Prisons, and the General Services Administration
(collectively ``Settling Federal Agencies''), for the Settling Federal
Agencies' share of response costs GD-OTS has incurred and will
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incur to implement an Administrative Order on Consent to perform a
Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study for the AUS OU, and for
the Settling Federal Agencies' share of DOI's and EPA's past response
costs. Under the proposed settlement, the Settling Federal Agencies
will reimburse GD-OTS $24.3 million for past response costs and agree
to reimburse 48% of GD-OTS' future response costs on a ``pay-as-you-
go'' basis. The Defendants will reimburse DOI for $3.1 million and EPA
for $54,000 in past response costs. The Settling Federal Agencies will
also reimburse DOI for $2.9 million and EPA for $50,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America v. General Dynamics-Ordnance
and Tactical Systems et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-643/17. All comments
must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication
date of this notice. Comments may be submitted by email or 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#0e7e7b6c6d6163636b607a236b6b7d206b607c6a4e7b7d6a616420696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58282d3a3b3735353d362c753d3d2b763d362a3c182d2b3c3732763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>
By mail................................... Assistant Attorney General
U.S. DOJ-ENRD
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 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 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.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-01087 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-CW-P
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