[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05182]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On March 8, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. El Paso County
Retirement Plan, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00552.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claim under
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the El Paso
County Retirement Plan for recovery of past response costs incurred at
the Widefield PCE Superfund Site (``Site'') in El Paso County,
Colorado. The Site comprises a former dry cleaners at 3217 South
Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and related contamination of soil
and groundwater, including of the Widefield Aquifer. The El Paso County
Retirement Plan was the owner of the 3217 South Academy Boulevard
property at the time of disposal of hazardous substances. The proposed
Consent Decree requires the El Paso County Retirement Plan to pay
$420,000 in reimbursement of past response costs incurred by the United
States with respect to the Site. The proposed Consent Decree provides
the El Paso County Retirement Plan with a covenant not to sue for past
response costs incurred by the United States in connection with the
Site and contribution protection under CERCLA.
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 v. El Paso County Retirement Plan,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11721/1. 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 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.
Please enclose a check or money order for $3.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-05182 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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