[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61796-61797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28141]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA'')

    On December 21, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. 
Valley Wood Preserving, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:94-cv-05984.
    This case involves claims under CERCLA relating to the costs of 
remediating soil and groundwater contamination at the Valley Wood 
Preserving Site in Turlock, California (the ``Site''). Under the 
proposed Consent Decree, Valley Wood Preserving, Inc. agrees to conduct 
the remaining cleanup work at the Site and to pay EPA's future response 
costs incurred in connection with the Site. In exchange, Valley Wood 
Preserving, Inc. receives a covenant not to sue under Sections 106 and 
107 of CERCLA and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (``RCRA''). A group of current and former shareholders and 
employees of Valley Wood Preserving, Inc.--Lynn Shurtliff, Edgar J. 
Langley, Cordes J. Langley, Catherine E.L. Elawadly, Edith E.. Langley, 
Joyce Logsdon, the Estate of Michael H. Logsdon, the Marie J. Langley 
Revocable Trust, and Robert Schmidt--are also parties to the proposed 
Consent Decree, and also receive covenants not to sue under CERCLA and 
RCRA.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States, et al. v. Valley Wood Preserving, 
Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-835. 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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    Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
    During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed 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.

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    Please enclose a check or money order for $60.25 (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 $27.50.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-28141 Filed 12-28-17; 8:45 am]
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