[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 68483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27061]
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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 5, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of
Missouri v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company and Missouri Lead Smelting
Company, Civil Action No. 14-1876-HEA.
The United States and the State of Missouri sued the defendants
under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, section
311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321, and MO. REV. STAT. Sec.
644.096 of the Missouri Clean Water law for recovery of natural
resource damages resulting from releases of hazardous substances from
the Buick Mine and Mill and the Buick Smelter, located near the town of
Bixby in Southeast Missouri's Viburnum Trend. The consent decree
resolves the action. Under the decree, defendants Cyprus Amax Minerals
Company and Missouri Lead Smelting Company will pay $7,284,677.00 in
natural resource damages. In return, the United States, by and through
the Fish Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the
Interior, and the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; and the
State of Missouri, will grant covenants not to sue the defendants for
natural resource damages, subject to the terms of the decree.
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. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-09424/2. 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 email............................ [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 $5.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-27061 Filed 11-14-14; 8:45 am]
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