[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10725]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On April 24, 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. LeVan
Specialty Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-02887-PA-JEMx.
The Consent Decree resolves a claim against LeVan Specialty
Company, Inc., (``LeVan''), 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, reflecting an ability-to-pay
settlement, recovers $155,000 in response costs. The Consent Decree
provides a covenant not to sue to LeVan for past and certain future
costs and response actions 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. LeVan Specialty Company, Inc., D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-2-354/30. 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 $9.00 (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. 2013-10725 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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