[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54484-54485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21452]
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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
On August 28, 2013 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Central
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The
Sherwin-Williams Company, Civil Action No. 3:13cv03304.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The
complaint requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred
and/or will incur in the future responding to releases of hazardous
substances at the Eagle Zinc Superfund Site in Montgomery County,
Illinois. The Sherwin-Williams Company agrees to pay $1,350,000 of the
United States' response costs. In return, the United States agrees not
to sue the defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA or under
section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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. The Sherwin-Williams Company, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-08502/2. 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.
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Please enclose a check or money order for $4.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief Management, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-21452 Filed 9-3-13; 8:45 am]
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