[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33289-33290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14253]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On June 4, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Mississippi, Southern Division in the lawsuit entitled
United States of America v. Stewart Gammill III and Lynn Crosby
Gammill. Civil Action No. 1:12cv134 HSO-RHW.
The United States had filed a complaint against Lynn Crosby Gammill
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(Mrs. Gammill) and her spouse Stewart Gammill (Mr. Gammill) on April
30, 2012. The complaint alleged claims against Mr. and Mrs. Gammill
under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),
for recovery of unreimbursed costs incurred by the United States with
respect to the Picayune Wood Treating Superfund Site located in
Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi (the Site). By a Consent
Decree entered in this case by the United States District Court for the
District of Mississippi, Southern Division on September 17, 2013, Mr.
Gammill paid $2 million in resolution of the claims asserted against
him.
The United States has agreed to resolve the claims against Mrs.
Gammill in the proposed Consent Decree under the following terms: Mrs.
Gammill will pay the United States $1,723,722.00 plus interest. Mrs.
Gammill may pay in two installments: The first installment of $574,574
within thirty days of Decree entry, with the remaining $1,149,148, plus
interest, due one year later.
The United States covenants not to sue under CERCLA Sections 106
and 107 subject to statutory reopeners and other reserved rights. The
covenants are conditioned upon the satisfactory performance of all
obligations under the Consent Decree.
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. Stewart Gammill III and
Lynn Crosby Gammill. Civil Action No. 1:12cv134 HSO-RHW; D.J. Ref. No.
90-11-2-09451/1. 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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 $5.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction costs for 20 pages) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-14253 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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