Notice2025-01943
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
January 30, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 19 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8538-8539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01943]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On January 17, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Partial Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia in the lawsuit entitled Government of Guam v.
United States, Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-2487.
The Government of Guam (``Guam'') filed a lawsuit under Section 107
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the United States
for recovery of past and future costs that Guam has incurred or will
incur for response actions taken at or in connection with the Ordot
Dump Superfund Site (``Site''), which was the only civilian municipal
waste disposal area for the island of Guam from the early 1950s until
September 2011. The United States filed a counterclaim under CERCLA
Section 107 seeking to recover past costs incurred by the United States
in responding to the release of hazardous substances at the Site and a
declaratory judgment for entitlement to future costs. The proposed
Partial Consent Decree requires Guam to pay $3.9 million plus
$17,745.53 of accrued interest to resolve the United States' claims for
response costs incurred on or before August 10, 2022. The United
States' claims for response costs incurred or to be incurred after
August 10, 2022 remain to be resolved in the lawsuit. Guam's CERCLA
claims against the United States were previously resolved in Consent
Decrees entered by the Court on September 25, 2023, and October 2,
2024.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General,
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Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to
Government of Guam v. United States, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-06658/1.
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#aededbcccdc1c3c3cbc0da83cbcbdd80cbc0dccaeedbddcac1c480c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6b6b3a4a5a9ababa3a8b2eba3a3b5e8a3a8b4a286b3b5a2a9ace8a1a9b0">[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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
During the public comment period, the proposed Partial Consent
Decree may be examined and downloaded at this 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 Partial 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. 2025-01943 Filed 1-29-25; 8:45 am]
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