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

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June 11, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35574-35575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11650]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 5, 2026, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States and the 
State of Missouri v. U.S. Borax, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:26-cv-00482-
FJG.
    The complaint asserts claims under section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and Missouri state laws, against U.S. 
Borax, Inc. for payment of response costs incurred by the United States 
and the State to address releases of hazardous substances at the Armour 
Road Superfund Site in North Kansas City, Missouri. The proposed 
consent decree requires U.S. Borax, Inc. to implement an interim remedy 
selected by EPA to address arsenic-contaminated groundwater at the Site 
and to reimburse response costs incurred by the United States and the 
State. In return, U.S. Borax, Inc. will receive a covenant not to sue 
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and sections 260.510 and 260.530 
of the Missouri Revised Statutes.
    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

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Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the State of 
Missouri v. U.S. Borax, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-08035/4. 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#e797928584888a8a828993ca828294c982899583a7929483888dc9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a7a7f68696567676f647e276f6f79246f64786e4a7f796e6560246d657c">[email&#160;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.

Eric D. Albert,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-11650 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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