[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57175-57176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22567]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On September 9, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The Durham
Manufacturing Company, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-01319.
The Consent Decree resolves claims of the United States pursuant to
Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607,
against The Durham Manufacturing Company in connection with the Durham
Meadows Superfund Site located in Durham, Connecticut (``Site''). Under
the Consent Decree, the settling defendant agrees to pay $2.9 million
to the United States in reimbursement of past response costs incurred
by the United States with respect to the Site. In addition, the
settling defendant agrees to perform certain response actions at the
Site, estimated to cost approximately $1.1 million.
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 of America v. The Durham Manufacturing
Company. D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1721/3. 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.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 $25.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-22567 Filed 9-16-13; 8:45 am]
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