Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liablity Act

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 137 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34298-34299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13661]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liablity Act

    On July 16, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. State of 
Illinois, Civil Action No. 25-cv-8122 [Docket No. 3].
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) against 
defendant the State of Illinois (State). The complaint requests 
recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to 
releases of hazardous substances at the NPL-8 subarea of the Ottawa 
Radiation Areas Superfund Site in Ottawa, Illinois. The complaint also 
seeks injunctive relief. Under the consent decree, the State has agreed 
to perform valuable in-kind services relating to the radiation 
contamination in support of the remedial action that the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency will be implementing at NPL-8. These 
services are valued estimated to cost approximately $10.49 million. In 
return, the United States provides a covenant not to sue the State 
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA.
    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, and 
should refer to United States v. State of Illinois, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-06883/3. All comments must be submitted no later

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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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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 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. 2025-13661 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
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