[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 67396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27436]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On November 5, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Index
Sportsmen, Inc. (aka Index Sportsmen Club), Civil Action No. 12-1949.
The United States filed this CERCLA lawsuit on behalf of the United
States Forest Service. The complaint requests recovery of costs that
the United States incurred responding to releases of hazardous
substances at the Index Shooting Range Site in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest near Index, Washington. Index Sportsmen, Inc., operated
a trap shooting range at the site for more than 60 years and the site
is contaminated with lead and arsenic from discarded shot. The proposed
consent decree requires total payments of about $687,000, which
includes $600,000 to be paid by American States Insurance Company. In
return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendant under
sections 106 and 107(a) 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. Index Sportsmen, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90-11-3-10090. 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.............................. [email protected].
By mail................................ Assistant Attorney General U.S.
DOJ--ENRD P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $5.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-27436 Filed 11-8-12; 8:45 am]
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