Notice2025-17476
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
September 11, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17476]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On September 8, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. MPG
Industries, Inc., Millridge Industries, LLC, and Millridge IV, LLC,
Civil Action No. 25-cv-10792 (Dk. No. 2).
The Complaint asserts claims under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') Section 107(a),
42 U.S.C. 9607(a), relating to an environmental cleanup of a former
specialty chemicals manufacturing facility that was partially destroyed
by a fire in August 2019. At the time of the fire, MPG Industries,
Inc., and Millridge Industries, LLC, operated the facility, while
Millridge IV, LLC, owned the Facility and leased it to MPG Industries.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants would reimburse EPA for
$674,701.87 in response costs the agency incurred while cleaning up the
site, as well as $27,371.67 in interest on those response costs.
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. MPG Industries, Inc., Millridge
Industries, LLC, and Millridge IV, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12915.
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#3f4f4a5d5c5052525a514b125a5a4c115a514d5b7f4a4c5b505511585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4737322524282a2a2229336a222234692229352307323423282d69202831">[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 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.
Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-17476 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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