[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 74766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29444]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Oil
Pollution Act, and the Clean Water Act
Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of
Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service (``DOI''), together with the State of New York
Department of Environmental Conservation (``DEC''), reached agreement
on a proposed settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. and
Amphenol Corporation regarding natural resource damages arising from
environmental contamination at the Richardson Hill Site in Sidney and
Masonville, New York. The settlement will resolve claims under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
the Oil Pollution Act, the Clean Water Act, and applicable state law.
The settlement will require Honeywell and Amphenol to pay a total
of $400,000. DOI and DEC will receive $81,210 and $20,000 respectively
to reimburse assessment costs. The rest of the money, $298,790, will
fund projects to restore, rehabilitate, replace, and/or acquire the
equivalent of the natural resources injured at the site, including the
costs of restoration planning and oversight activities.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to Richardson Hill Settlement Agreement, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11059. 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 settlement agreement 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 settlement agreement 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 $2.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-29444 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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