[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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