[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 13787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06456]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the
Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act
On March 26, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Settlement Agreement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Iowa in the case entitled In re Wellman Dynamics
Corporation, Case No. 16-01825-als11 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa), DOJ #90-10-
07797/2.
The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), filed a proof of claim on January 17, 2017, in this
bankruptcy action, which asserts that Wellman Dynamics Corporation
(``WDC'') is liable to the United States to comply with by the
Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq., applicable regulations, and to perform an Administrative Order on
Consent (``AOC''), Docket No. RCRA-07-2003-0167, which requires the
Debtor to conduct an RCRA facility investigation and to complete a
corrective measures study related to the Wellman Facility, located in
Creston, Iowa. Under the Settlement Agreement, WDC Acquisition LLC has
agreed to be responsible for fulfilling all obligations mandated by
RCRA, the regulations, and for performing the AOC, as well as to
perform various environmental obligations under the jurisdiction of the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa Department of Public
Health at the Wellman facility in according with the schedule set forth
in the Settlement Agreement. The United States also agrees to withdraw
as moot the protective proof of claim filed by the EPA.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to In re Wellman Dynamics Corporation, Case No. 16-
01825-als-11 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa). All comments must be submitted no
later than fifteen (15) 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 Settlement Agreement
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website:
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $10.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-06456 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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