Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 46276 [2014-18624]
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proposed Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States and State of Texas v. OXY
USA Inc. and CANADIANOXY
OFFSHORE PRODUCTION CO., D.J. Ref.
No. 90–11–2–07981. 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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comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability
Act
On July 31, 2014, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas in
the lawsuit entitled United States and
State of Texas v. OXY USA Inc. and
CANADIANOXY OFFSHORE
PRODUCTION CO., Civil Action No.
4:14–cv–00491.
The plaintiffs seek compensation for
damage to natural resources in and
about the former Empire Oil Refinery,
located at 101 County Road 401,
Gainesville, Cook County, Texas. The
plaintiffs allege under federal or state
law that these two defendants are liable
for the injury to natural resources
resulting from releases of hazardous
substances or pollutants at that site.
Under the proposed Consent Decree that
embodies the settlement proposed here,
the two defendants will complete
restoration work (including a
conservation easement), as explained in
a damage assessment and restoration
plan that was completed for this site by
the federal and state natural resource
trustees. The two defendants also will
pay past assessment costs and also must
compensate plaintiffs for certain future
costs. In return, the defendants receive
covenants not to sue for natural resource
damages resulting from releases from
the site, subject to reservations specified
in the proposed Decree.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
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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.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. We will provide a paper
copy 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 $33.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
without the attachments, the cost is
$12.50.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DATES: The meeting will be held on
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p.m. and August 27, 2014 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Online registration for the
meeting must be completed on or before
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Location: Office of Justice Programs,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brette Steele, Senior Forensic Science
Advisor and Senior Counsel to the
Deputy Attorney General, by email at
Brette.L.Steele@usdoj.gov or by phone at
(202) 305–0180.
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Commission will explore issues of
cognitive bias in forensic science and
receive subcommittee reports. On
August 27, the Vice-Chairs will discuss
the revised bylaws for the Commission.
The Commission will also receive
background briefings on latent print
interoperability of Automated
Fingerprint Identification Systems
(AFIS) and the role of accreditation in
forensic science. Lessons learned in
forensic science from the United
Kingdom and additional subcommittee
reports will also be covered on August
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be heard from 5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. on
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using conference code: 2014–111P.
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oral comments on issues pending before
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registrants requesting to speak is greater
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Steele, by email at Brette.L.Steele@
usdoj.gov.
Posting of Public Comments: In
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
On July 31, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of
Texas v. OXY USA Inc. and CANADIANOXY OFFSHORE PRODUCTION CO., Civil
Action No. 4:14-cv-00491.
The plaintiffs seek compensation for damage to natural resources in
and about the former Empire Oil Refinery, located at 101 County Road
401, Gainesville, Cook County, Texas. The plaintiffs allege under
federal or state law that these two defendants are liable for the
injury to natural resources resulting from releases of hazardous
substances or pollutants at that site. Under the proposed Consent
Decree that embodies the settlement proposed here, the two defendants
will complete restoration work (including a conservation easement), as
explained in a damage assessment and restoration plan that was
completed for this site by the federal and state natural resource
trustees. The two defendants also will pay past assessment costs and
also must compensate plaintiffs for certain future costs. In return,
the defendants receive covenants not to sue for natural resource
damages resulting from releases from the site, subject to reservations
specified in the proposed Decree.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and State of Texas v. OXY USA Inc. and
CANADIANOXY OFFSHORE PRODUCTION CO., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-07981. 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............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
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 $33.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the attachments, the cost is $12.50.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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