[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40020-40021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17784]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On August 16, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the District Court of the Southern District of New
York in a lawsuit entitled United States v. Monroe Iron & Metal Co.,
Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 17-6217.
In this action the United States seeks, as provided under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
recovery of response costs from three parties regarding the Port
Refinery Superfund Site (``Site'') in the Village of Rye Brook, New
York. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims
and requires the Monroe Iron & Metal Co., Inc., Ocanna, Inc., and
Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. to pay, in aggregate, $151,503 in
reimbursement of the United States' past response costs regarding the
Site.
The publication of this notice opens the 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. Monroe Iron & Metal Co., Inc. et al.,
Civil Action No. 17-6217, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1142/2. All comments must
be submitted no later than 30 days after the publication date
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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: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please email 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 $6.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-17784 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am]
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