[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08278]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980, as Amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
On March 27, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for
the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United
States, State of New York and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Alcoa Inc. and
Reynolds Metals Co., Civil Action No. 7:13-cv-00337-NAM-TWD. The Decree
resolves claims asserted under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9607(a), against Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Co.
(``Defendants'') for natural resource damages resulting from the
release of hazardous substances at or from the Alcoa and Reynolds sites
located near the Town of Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York. The
Decree provides for the Defendants to pay assessment costs, pay for
natural resource restoration projects, purchase and transfer real
property to be included in an existing State of New York Wildlife
Management Area, pay for Tribal cultural restoration projects, and
perform certain restoration projects. The Defendants' work and payment
obligation under the Decree total approximately $19.4 million.
Attachment A to the Decree is the St. Lawrence River Environment
Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Restoration and Compensation
Determination Plan and Environmental Assessment (``RCDP''). The RCDP
describes the natural resource injuries and associated losses and
outlines proposed restoration projects. Notice of the issuance of the
RCDP was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in the Federal Register on April 4, 2013, triggering the
public comment period for that document. 78 Fed. Reg. 20298 (April 4,
2013).
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer
to United States, State of New York and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Alcoa
Inc. and Reynolds Metals Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-558. 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..................... [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 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 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 $155.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a
paper copy of the consent decree without the appendices the cost is
$4.75.
Brian Donohue,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-08278 Filed 4-9-13; 8:45 am]
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