[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 33437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13102]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On May 23, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for
the Southern District of West Virginia in the action entitled United
States v. Cooper Industries, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-12064.
The Consent Decree is being filed simultaneously with a Complaint
alleging claims against Defendant under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for costs
of past response actions in connection with the release of hazardous
substances at the Lin-Electric Superfund Site (the ``Site'') in
Bluefield, West Virginia. The Consent Decree requires Cooper Industries
LLC to pay $340,000 in reimbursement of these response costs, which
were incurred during an EPA removal action at the Site in 2008-2009.
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 v. Cooper Industries LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10604.
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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During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.htm. 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 $5.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-13102 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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