[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 74134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30161]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Stipulation and Agreed Judgment
Under the System Unit Resource Protection Act
On November 19, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a Proposed
Stipulation and Agreed Judgment with the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., et al., Civil Action No.
2:15-cv-0087.
The Stipulation and Agreed Judgment resolves the United States'
claims against the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., et al.
(``Defendants'') for alleged violation of the System Unit Resource
Protection Act, 54 U.S.C. 100721--100725, as set forth in the United
States' Verified Complaint filed on March 9, 2015. In this action, the
United States seeks recovery of system unit resource damages and
response costs that resulted from fires at the Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore on March 10, 2012, and March 11, 2012. The Verified Complaint
alleges that Defendants destroyed, caused the loss of, or injured,
System unit resources, including experimental data and property owned
by the National Park Service, and that Defendants are liable for
response costs and damages resulting from the destruction, loss, and/or
injury.
Under the Stipulation and Agreed Judgment, Defendants will pay to
the United States $72,500 for response costs and damages described in
the Complaint. There is no injunctive relief under this Judgment.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Stipulation and Agreed Judgment. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Indiana Harbor
Belt Railroad Co., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11105. 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 proposed Stipulation and
Agreed Judgment 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 proposed Stipulation and Agreed
Judgment 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 $2.75 (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 $2.25.
Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-30161 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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