[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61843-61844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25992]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On September 30, 2015, a fully-executed proposed Settlement
Agreement was received by the Department of Justice, among the United
States on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (``FWS''), the State of Ohio, on behalf of the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency (``OEPA''), and the State of Ohio, on
behalf of the Ohio Department of Transportation (``ODOT'').
The Settlement Agreement resolves certain claims by the FWS and
OEPA for natural resource damages with respect to a portion of the
Ottawa River, primarily located in Lucas County, Ohio, against ODOT.
The Settlement Agreement requires ODOT to pay $221,865 to the
Department of the Interior's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and
Restoration Fund to be used by the FWS and OEPA, the natural resource
trustees (``Trustees'') for this matter, for the joint benefit and use
of the Trustees to pay for Trustee-sponsored natural resource
restoration efforts.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States' Settlement Agreement with State of
Ohio Department of Transportation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09090/3. 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 e-mail................................. [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 proposed Settlement Agreement
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 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 $4.50 (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. 2015-25992 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
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