[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 13525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06338]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Recovery Act
On March 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Renaissance Land Associates II, L.P., et al., Civil Action No. 18-
01205-JD.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The
United States' complaint names two related entities, Renaissance Land
Associates II, L.P., and Renaissance Land Associates III, L.P., as
defendants. The complaint requests injunctive relief in the form of
performing certain remedial actions and recovery of response costs
incurred by the United States in connection with Operable Units 1 and 2
of the Crater Resources, Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') located in
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Under the
Consent Decree, the defendants agree to pay past response costs of
$138,800 and pay the United States' interim and future costs related to
negotiating the Consent Decree and overseeing the remedial action. The
defendants also agree to implement the response action prescribed by
EPA for Operable Units 1 and 2, namely, capping the remaining
contamination to health-protective standards for residents. In return,
the United States agrees not to sue the defendants under sections 106
and 107 of CERCLA.
If the defendants, which are commercial developers, convey their
Site property in the future, the Consent Decree binds the defendants'
successors to various operations and maintenance and institutional
controls obligations. The United States' covenant not to sue the
defendants extends to their successors provided that the successors
execute a form requiring them to comply with various Consent Decree
conditions. The covenant not to sue extends only to contamination that
exists at the Site as of the effective date of the Consent Decree.
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 Renaissance Land Associates II, L.P., et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1283/4. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after publication 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 website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Alternatively, 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 $194.75 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a
paper copy without the exhibits, the cost is $25.00.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-06338 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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