Notice2025-08868
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
May 19, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 95 (Monday, May 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 21338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08868]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On May 13, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled Paddock Enterprises, LCC v.
United States of America, Civil Action No. 5:22-cv-1558.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves Paddock Enterprises, LLC's
(``Paddock'') complaint against the United States and the United States
counterclaims against Paddock related to liability at the Jaite Paper
Mill Site in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park pursuant to
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA). Under the Proposed Consent Decree, the United States and
Paddock will pay a combined total of $33 million towards response costs
at the Site.
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, should
refer to Paddock Enterprises, LCC v. United States of America, Civil
Action No. 5:22-cv-1558, D.J. Ref. No. DJ# 90-11-3-12282/2. 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#6a1a1f08090507070f041e470f0f19440f04180e2a1f190e0500440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72020710111d1f1f171c065f1717015c171c0016320701161d185c151d04">[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 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 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. 2025-08868 Filed 5-16-25; 8:45 am]
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