[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 67399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26982]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On November 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Alcoa
Inc., the City of East St. Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway,
Co., Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-01126-MJR-SCW.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The
United States' complaint names Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. Louis,
IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., as defendants. The complaint
requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding
to releases of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 at the North
Alcoa Superfund Site in East St. Louis, Illinois. The complaint also
seeks injunctive relief. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the
Defendants have agreed to pay EPA's past and future response costs and
perform the remedial action that EPA selected for the Operable Unit 1
portion of the Site. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the
defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA for Operable Unit 1 of
the North Alcoa Superfund Site.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Alcoa Inc., the City of East St.
Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
10590. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $39.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the Appendices, the cost is $14.50.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-26982 Filed 11-8-13; 8:45 am]
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