[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 73496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29711]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On December 4, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Land Authority, Puerto Rico Housing
Department, and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Civil Action No.
3:12-cv-01988.
The proposed Consent Decree memorializes a proposed settlement
between the United States and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Land Authority, Puerto Rico Housing Department, and Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority (``Settling Defendants''), with respect to the
Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal Superfund Site (``Site'') for injunctive
relief pursuant to Section 106(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606(a), response costs incurred by the United
States pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and
future response costs that may be incurred by the Plaintiff at the Site
in the future, pursuant to Section 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9613(g)(2).
The proposed settlement provides for the Settling Defendants to:
(1) Pay $2,300,000 towards past costs; (2) conduct operation and
maintenance (``O&M'') of the remedy at the Site (3) implement
institutional controls (``ICs''); and (4) pay EPA's future response
costs related to overseeing Settling Defendants' implementation of the
O&M and ICs.
The publication of this notice starts 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. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Puerto
Rico Land Authority, Puerto Rico Housing Department, and Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-07244/1. 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 $11.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-29711 Filed 12-7-12; 8:45 am]
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