Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 17941 [2013-06741]
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Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
should address whether issuance of the
relief specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would
affect the public health and welfare in
the United States, competitive
conditions in the United States
economy, the production of like or
directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) Explain how the articles
potentially subject to the requested
remedial orders are used in the United
States;
(ii) Identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;
(iii) Identify like or directly
competitive articles that complainant,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
United States which could replace the
subject articles if they were to be
excluded;
(iv) Indicate whether complainant,
complainant’s licensees, and/or third
party suppliers have the capacity to
replace the volume of articles
potentially subject to the requested
exclusion order and/or a cease and
desist order within a commercially
reasonable time; and
(v) Explain how the requested
remedial orders would impact United
States consumers.
Written submissions must be filed no
later than by close of business, eight
calendar days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. There will be further
opportunities for comment on the
public interest after the issuance of any
final initial determination in this
investigation.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines
stated above and submit 8 true paper
copies to the Office of the Secretary by
noon the next day pursuant to section
210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to
the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 2945’’)
in a prominent place on the cover page
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
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Filing Procedures.4) Persons with
questions regarding filing should
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
Any person desiring to submit a
document to the Commission in
confidence must request confidential
treatment. All such requests should be
directed to the Secretary to the
Commission and must include a full
statement of the reasons why the
Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is properly sought will be
treated accordingly. All nonconfidential
written submissions will be available for
public inspection at the Office of the
Secretary and on EDIS.5
This action is taken under the
authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
and of sections 201.10 and 210.8(c) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
Issued: March 20, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
Notice is hereby given that on March
19, 2013, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. SL Industries, Inc. and
SL Surface Technologies, Inc., Civil
Action No. 1:13-cv-01690–JBS–KMW,
was lodged with the United States Court
for the District of New Jersey.
In this action brought pursuant to
Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and
9613(g)(2) (‘‘CERCLA’’), the United
States seeks injunctive relief requiring
SL Industries, Inc. and SL Surface
Technologies, Inc. (‘‘Settling
Defendants’’) to perform the remedy
selected by the Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) in the
Record of Decision for Operable Unit 2
(‘‘OU2’’) of the Puchack Well Field
Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located in
Pennsauken Township, Camden
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County, New Jersey. The United States
also seeks to recover costs incurred and
to be incurred by the United States in
response to releases or threatened
releases of hazardous substances at or
from the Site.
The settlement, based on Settling
Defendants’ limited ‘‘ability to pay,’’
requires Settling Defendants to
undertake a Remedial Design/Remedial
Action for OU2, which includes
remediation of hexavalent chromium in
soils at Settling Defendants’ facility. The
settlement also requires Settling
Defendants to reimburse EPA
$10,704,583 in past response costs by
making five equal payments, plus
interest, over the course of
approximately four years. The Consent
Decree also requires Settling Defendants
to reimburse EPA’s future oversight
costs related to OU2.
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 v. SL Industries, Inc. and
SL Surface Technologies, Inc.., D.J. Ref.
No. 90–11–3–09813. 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:
To submit comments:
By email
By mail
Send them to:
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
During the public comment period,
the consent decrees may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.
gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We
will provide paper copies 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 $73.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on March 19, 2013, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. SL Industries, Inc. and SL Surface
Technologies, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01690-JBS-KMW, was lodged
with the United States Court for the District of New Jersey.
In this action brought pursuant to Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and 9613(g)(2)
(``CERCLA''), the United States seeks injunctive relief requiring SL
Industries, Inc. and SL Surface Technologies, Inc. (``Settling
Defendants'') to perform the remedy selected by the Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') in the Record of Decision for Operable Unit
2 (``OU2'') of the Puchack Well Field Superfund Site (``Site'') located
in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey. The United States
also seeks to recover costs incurred and to be incurred by the United
States in response to releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances at or from the Site.
The settlement, based on Settling Defendants' limited ``ability to
pay,'' requires Settling Defendants to undertake a Remedial Design/
Remedial Action for OU2, which includes remediation of hexavalent
chromium in soils at Settling Defendants' facility. The settlement also
requires Settling Defendants to reimburse EPA $10,704,583 in past
response costs by making five equal payments, plus interest, over the
course of approximately four years. The Consent Decree also requires
Settling Defendants to reimburse EPA's future oversight costs related
to OU2.
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 v. SL Industries, Inc. and SL Surface
Technologies, Inc.., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09813. 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 decrees may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide paper copies
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 $73.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-06741 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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