[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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