[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75659-75660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30733]
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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 14, 2012, the United States Department of Justice
lodged a proposed First Amended Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in the
lawsuit entitled United States v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., Civil
Action No. 06-6077 (FSH). The proposed Decree provides for the
performance of a remedial action, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601,
et seq., for soils and groundwater contamination (``Operable Unit
Two'') selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
for the Horseshoe Road Drum Disposal (``HRDD'') portion of the
Horseshoe Road Superfund Site and the adjacent Atlantic Resources
Corporation (``ARC'') Superfund Site in Sayreville, New Jersey. The
proposed Decree would supersede an existing consent decree in this
action which provides for ARC Operable Two remedial action but does not
provide for HRDD Operable Unit Two remedial action.
The Operable Unit Two remedial action for the ARC and HRDD sites
will be performed by a group of Settling Work Defendants, consisting of
Johnson & Johnson, Permacel, Inc., 3M Company, Lionetti Oil Recovery,
Inc., and Fry's Metals, Inc. The United States on behalf of the
Department of Defense and a group of De Minimis Settling Defendants,
consisting of Novartis Corporation, Essex Chemical Corporation, Chevron
Environmental Management Company, Union Carbide Corporation, Advanced
Environmental Technology Corporation, AT&T Corp., The City of
Philadelphia, Honeywell International Inc., ICI Americas Inc.,
International Paper Company, ITT Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., North Jersey Media Group, Philips Electronics North America
Corporation, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, Saint
Peter's University Hospital, Inc., and Sun Chemical Corporation, will
contribute to the costs of the performance of the work. The proposed
Decree also provides for reimbursement of EPA's HRDD past costs in the
amount of $1,979,206.75. The proposed Decree includes the United
States' covenants not to sue or take administrative action against the
settling defendants with respect to the HRDD Operable Unit Two remedial
action, HRDD past costs, and an Operable Unit Three relating to the
marsh and Raritan River adjacent to the ARC and Horseshoe Road sites.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the First Amended Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-480/4. All comments must be submitted no later than
thirty (30) days after the
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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........................ [email protected].
By mail......................... 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 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 $57.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $27.00.
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-30733 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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