[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47178-47179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17087]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amended Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On July 13, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Third
Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
Western District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Point Ruston LLC, Civil Action No. C91-5528 B.
This amended Consent Decree resolves disputes with Point Ruston
LLC, and amends work and payment schedules established in the Second
Amendment to the Asarco Tacoma Smelter Consent Decree, which the Court
entered on October 23, 2006. The Consent Decree involves the Asarco
Tacoma Smelter and Sediments/Groundwater Operable Units of the
Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats Superfund Site. Under the terms of
this amendment, among other agreements: (1) New deadlines are set for
the completion of the remedial action at the Site; (2) a payment
schedule is established to address unpaid past oversight costs and
other monies due; and (3) a process is established that allows Point
Ruston to seek relief from the remedial action work schedule should it
be prepared to commercially develop certain portions of the Site.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Third Amended Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v Point Ruston LLC, Civil Action No.
C91-5528 B, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-698/2. 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 Third Amended Consent Decree
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site:
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-
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decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the Third Amended 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 $71.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $19.50.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-17087 Filed 7-19-16; 8:45 am]
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