[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12385]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On June 7, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Middle
District of Florida in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Johnson
Controls, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 6:17-cv-01028-RBD-DCI.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for
the recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to
releases of hazardous substances at certain Installation Restoration
Program (IRP) Sites at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard
County, Florida. The consent decree requires the defendants, Johnson
Controls, Inc., IAP World Services, Inc., and IAP Worldwide Services,
Inc. to pay $3,300,000 to the United States. In return, the United
States agrees not to sue the defendant under sections 106 and 107 of
CERCLA at certain IRP Sites at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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 v. Johnson Controls, Inc., et al., D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-10477/3. 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 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 consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://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 $5.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-12385 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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