Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 55098 [2013-21856]
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such findings, and may result in the
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
Issued: September 4, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013–21843 Filed 9–6–13; 8:45 am]
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TIME AND DATE: September 12, 2013 at
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26, 2013.
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following meeting.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 5, 2013.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
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Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc. was
lodged with the United States District
Court for the District of Vermont.
In the United States’ action brought
under 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
the Vermont Asbestos Group (‘‘Settling
Defendant’’) to perform the operation
and maintenance of the erosion control
structures constructed by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
at the Vermont Asbestos Group Mine
Superfund Site in Lowell and Eden,
Vermont. 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
Defendant’s limited ‘‘ability to pay,’’
requires Settling Defendant to undertake
the operation and maintenance of the
erosion control structures at the Site;
pay the State of Vermont $5,000 per
year for ten years; and stipulate to a
judgment in favor of the United States
in the amount of $3,360,082 for EPA’s
past cleanup costs and in favor of the
State in the amount of $174,620 for the
State’s past cleanup costs. The Settling
Defendant also stipulates to the entry of
a judgment in favor of the State for State
Future Response Costs estimated to be
at least $28,458,399. These stipulated
amounts are to be satisfied only through
the recovery of insurance proceeds.
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. Vermont Asbestos
Group, Inc. (D. Vt.) D.J Ref. No. 90–11–
3–07425/3. 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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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
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Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Notice is hereby given that on
September 3, 2013, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Vermont
Asbestos Group, Inc., Civil Action No.
2:13–cv–00238–wks, between the
United States, State of Vermont, and
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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_
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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 $10.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On August 29, 2013, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado in the
lawsuit entitled United States v The
Dow Chemical Company, 1:13–cv–2330.
The Consent Decree resolves the
claims of the United States set forth in
the complaint against The Dow
Chemical Company for costs incurred
and to be incurred in connection with
the Twins Inn Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’),
located in Arvada, Jefferson County,
Colorado, pursuant to Section 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607. Under
the Consent Decree, the settling
defendant agrees to finance and perform
the work for the Site and to reimburse
$400,000 in past costs to the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency.
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. The Dow Chemical
Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–08744/
1. 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:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
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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 September 3, 2013, a proposed
Consent Decree in United States v. Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc., Civil
Action No. 2:13-cv-00238-wks, between the United States, State of
Vermont, and Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc. was lodged with the United
States District Court for the District of Vermont.
In the United States' action brought under 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 the
Vermont Asbestos Group (``Settling Defendant'') to perform the
operation and maintenance of the erosion control structures constructed
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency at the Vermont
Asbestos Group Mine Superfund Site in Lowell and Eden, Vermont. 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 Defendant's limited ``ability to
pay,'' requires Settling Defendant to undertake the operation and
maintenance of the erosion control structures at the Site; pay the
State of Vermont $5,000 per year for ten years; and stipulate to a
judgment in favor of the United States in the amount of $3,360,082 for
EPA's past cleanup costs and in favor of the State in the amount of
$174,620 for the State's past cleanup costs. The Settling Defendant
also stipulates to the entry of a judgment in favor of the State for
State Future Response Costs estimated to be at least $28,458,399. These
stipulated amounts are to be satisfied only through the recovery of
insurance proceeds.
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. Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc. (D. Vt.)
D.J Ref. No. 90-11-3-07425/3. 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 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-21856 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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