[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06112]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On March 12, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Central
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. John D.
Williams, Trustee of the Julia A. Fischer Living Trust, Civil Action
No. 2:13-cv-01752-ABC-AGR.
The Consent Decree resolves a claim against John D. Williams,
Trustee of the Julia A. Fischer Living Trust, (``Fischer Trust''),
under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, related
to releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances at the
Puente Valley Operable Unit (``PVOU'') of the San Gabriel Valley
Superfund Site, Area 4, Los Angeles County, California (the ``Site'').
The Consent Decree recovers $410,000 in response costs from Defendant
and provides a covenant not to sue to Defendant for past and certain
future costs and response work at the Site under Sections 106 and 107
of CERCLA and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973.
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. John D. Williams, Trustee of the Julia
A. Fischer Living Trust, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-354/31. 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, DC 20044-7611.
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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-06112 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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