[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27258-27259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10989]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amended Consent Decree Under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On May 3, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed First
Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States
and the State of California v. Texaco Inc., Civil Action No. CV-93-
2990-JSL (SHx), with respect to the Pacific Coast Pipeline Superfund
Site in Fillmore, California (the ``Site'').
On May 3, 2013, the United States, the State of California, and
Defendant filed a joint stipulation to amend the Consent Decree that
was entered by the Court on August 11, 1993. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') determined that the groundwater remedy set
forth in EPA's Record of Decision (``ROD'') issued on March 31, 1992,
was not successful in achieving the goal of reducing groundwater
contaminant levels below drinking water standards and did not address
shallow soil contamination at the Site. On September 29, 2011, EPA
issued an Amendment to the ROD to address soil and groundwater
contamination at the Site. The proposed First Amended Consent Decree
amends the Consent Decree to include work required to implement the
remedy as set forth in EPA's Statement of Work for Remedial Design and
Remedial Action (RD/RA) for Soil and Groundwater, which is attached as
Appendix F to the First Amended Consent Decree.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the First Amended Consent Decree. Comments
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should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the
State of California v. Texaco Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-840. 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 First Amended Consent Decree
may be examined and downloaded at this Department of Justice Web site:
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a
paper copy of the First Amended 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 $18.00 (without
appendices) or $69.00 (with appendices) (25 cents per page reproduction
cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-10989 Filed 5-8-13; 8:45 am]
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