Notice2025-01542
Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
January 23, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01542]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Modification to Consent
Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
first modification to a previously approved consent decree with the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California in
the consolidated lawsuits entitled United States v. Bradley Mining
Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-03968, and United States of
America v. Bradley Mining Company, Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-05501.
The United States, the Bradley Mining Company (``Bradley Mining''),
Frederick Bradley, in his representative capacity as Trustee of the
Worthen Bradley Family Trust (``Bradley Trust'') (together,
``Defendants''), and the Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California (``Elem Tribe'') are parties to a
consent decree entered by the court on April 19, 2012, which resolved
claims and counterclaims under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''). The consent
decree created a redevelopment trust for the benefit of the United
States and the Elem Tribe, to which the Defendants conveyed certain
land in and around the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site in Lake
County, California, to be managed and maintained for the beneficiaries
until the parcels are transferred or sold and the trust is terminated.
The proposed modification to the consent decree changes the trust
funding and trustee compensation structure to ensure the trust can
continue to manage and maintain the land as required by the consent
decree. It also requires the trustee to transfer certain parcels to the
United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Elem Tribe.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the modification to the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United States v. Bradley Mining Company,
et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-07593. 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#74040116171b1919111a00591111075a111a0610340107101b1e5a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f3f6e1e0eceeeee6edf7aee6e6f0ade6edf1e7c3f6f0e7ece9ade4ecf5">[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 modification to 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 modification, 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. 2025-01542 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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