[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20580]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On August 17, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Maryland
v. Arkema Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:15-cv-02426.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants Arkema Inc.; Bayer
Cropscience, LP; FMC Corporation; Honeywell International, Inc; Lebanon
Seaboard Corporation; Montrose Chemical Corporation of California;
Occidental Chemical Corporation; Olin Corpration; Rhone-Poulenc; Rohm
and Haas Company; Shell Oil Company; Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC; The
Chemours Company FC, LLC; Union Carbide Corporation; Wilmington
Securities, Inc.; and 21st Century Fox America, Inc., will: (1) Pay
past response costs of $945,117.64 to the United States, (2) agree to
pay future response costs to the United States, and (3) implement
injunctive relief to perform the remedy set forth in the Record of
Decision for Operable Unit 1 (``OU-1'') of the Central Chemical Site
(``Site'') in Hagerstown Maryland. The proposed Consent Decree resolves
the United States' claim for cost recovery under Section 107 of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. 9607, and the United States' and the State of Maryland's
claims for injunctive relief under Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606, and Maryland Environment Code Sec. 7-222, with respect to OU-1
of the Site. The Site is a former agricultural pesticide and fertilizer
blending facility; OU-1 of the Site addresses contaminated soils, and
principal threat wastes at the Site, including a former waste lagoon.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the United States and the State
of Maryland covenant not to sue or take administrative action against
Defendants pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and Section
7003 of RCRA, for past and future costs paid, and injunctive relief
performed, pursuant to the proposed 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 United States and State of Maryland v.
Arkema Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1244/1. 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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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
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 $69.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $25.00.
Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-20580 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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