[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21394]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On September 28, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a Consent
Decree with defendant Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC
(``Aramark'') in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-04062. The Consent
Decree resolves a claim under Section 107(a)(2) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(2), for past response costs incurred in connection
with the release of PCE at the Coyne Textile Services Superfund Site,
located in Huntington, West Virginia. The Complaint filed concurrently
with the Consent Decree alleges that Aramark, through a predecessor
company, owned and operated an industrial laundry business at the Site
from 1972 to 1982 that included a dry cleaning process that utilized
perchloroethylene (``PERC'' or ``PCE''). The proposed consent decree
obligates Aramark to reimburse $1.595 million of the United States'
past response costs and provides Aramark a covenant not to sue for past
response costs incurred through May 10, 2017. Aramark is performing the
work at the Site pursuant to an administrative order and agreement with
EPA, which addresses claims under Section 106(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606(a), at the Site.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel,
LLC, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-04062 (S.D.W. Va.), DJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11369. All comments must be submitted no later than 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 $6.00 (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 $5.25.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-21394 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
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