Notice2025-23505
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabiality Act
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Published
December 22, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 243 (Monday, December 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59873-59874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23505]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabiality Act
On December 16, 2025 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United
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States v. Entergy Louisiana, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-
1400.
The United States filed this lawsuit on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency for the recovery of response costs
under section 107(a) of CERCLA against six electrical utility companies
that sent transformers contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (or
``PCBs''), a hazardous substance, to the F.J. Doyle Salvage Superfund
Site, located in Leonard, Texas, for disposal. The Site became
contaminated with PCBs, and EPA performed a Site cleanup by excavating
the contaminated soil. The consent decree resolves the United States'
claims against the six electrical utility companies: Entergy Louisiana,
LLC; Entergy Texas, Inc.; the City of Garland, Texas; Lighthouse
Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Southwestern Electric Power Company; and
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. Collectively, they will pay
$1,001,630.21 of EPA's $4,006,520.83 million in response costs. EPA has
concluded that this amount is appropriate given each settling
defendant's alleged contribution to the Site's contamination. In
exchange, the United States covenants not to sue settling defendants to
collect any additional response costs for the Site, and the settling
the defendants will be granted protection from contribution actions or
claims as provided by Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Entergy Louisiana, LLC, et al.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12574. 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 e-mail........................... <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a5a0b7b6bab8b8b0bba1f8b0b0a6fbb0bba7b195a0a6b1babffbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e797928584888a8a828993ca828294c982899583a7929483888dc9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
By mail............................. Acting 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 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.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-23505 Filed 12-19-25; 8:45 am]
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