[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26298-26299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10955]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Proposed Order Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On May 1, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a Stipulation and
Proposed Order Amending the Requirements Set Forth in Paragraph 13(c)
of the Consent Decree (``Stipulation and Proposed Order'') with the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in the
lawsuit entitled United States of America v. Elsa Morgan-Skinner, et
al, 1:00-cv-424.
In its February 21, 2001, amended complaint in this action, brought
under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response. Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a),
the United States sought: (1) Reimbursement of costs incurred by the
United States for response actions at the Skinner Landfill Superfund
Site in West Chester, Ohio (``Site''); and (2) performance of response
work. On April 3, 2001, the Court entered a Consent Decree that
required the Settling Generator/Transporter Defendants to conduct a
remedial action at the Site. In particular, Paragraph 13(c) of the
Consent Decree required the construction of an upgradient groundwater
control system if the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'')
determined that there would be prolonged contact between groundwater
and waste material at the Site. Although monitoring established that
such contact existed, EPA has determined that
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upgradient groundwater control is not needed because the contact has
not caused significant groundwater contamination. In the lodged
Stipulation and Proposed Order, the Parties seek to amend Paragraph
13(c) by striking the requirement for upgradient groundwater control.
In the event that future monitoring identifies significant groundwater
contamination, the amended Paragraph 13(c) requires the Settling
Generator/Transporter Defendants to submit a plan to address the
problem.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Stipulation and Proposed Order. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States of America v. Elsa Morgan-Skinner, et
al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1620.
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 Stipulation and Proposed
Order 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 Stipulation and Proposed Order 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 $1.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-10955 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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