Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 32781-32782 [2019-14514]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 9, 2019 / Notices Louella.Weaver@memphistn.gov, by August 8, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Chickasaw Nation may proceed. The Memphis Pink Palace Museum is responsible for notifying The Chickasaw Nation that this notice has been published. Dated: June 14, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–14565 Filed 7–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0028265; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Milwaukee Public Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Milwaukee Public Museum at the address in this notice by August 8, 2019. ADDRESSES: Dawn Scher Thomae, Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jul 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 telephone (414) 278–6157, email thomae@mpm.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from southwestern KY. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Milwaukee Public Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of The Chickasaw Nation and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The Quapaw Tribe of Indians were invited to consult but did not participate. History and Description of the Remains In 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, four adult individuals were removed from southwestern KY by T.M.N. Lewis (University of Tennessee archeology instructor) and donated to MPM. The age of individuals cannot be determinated. No known individuals were identified. The nine associated funerary objects are pottery sherds that approximately date to the Late Woodland/Mississippian time periods. Determinations Made by the Milwaukee Public Museum Officials of the Milwaukee Public Museum have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on examination by two individuals with knowledge and training in identifying Native American human remains. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the nine objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32781 remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe. • According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). • Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The Tribes. • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes. Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Dawn Scher Thomae, Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, telephone (414) 278–6157, email thomae@mpm.edu, by August 8, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed. The Milwaukee Public Museum is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: June 21, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–14563 Filed 7–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On June 24, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1 32782 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 9, 2019 / Notices khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES with the United States District Court for the Central District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of California v. ITT LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:99–cv–00552. In 1999, the United States and the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control filed a lawsuit against numerous parties under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act in connection with groundwater contamination at the Glendale North and South Operable Units of the San Fernando Valley (Area 2) Superfund Site in and around Glendale, California. The complaint sought reimbursement of response costs and the performance of response actions by the defendants. In 2000, a consent decree settling the case was entered by the court. Pursuant to the consent decree, certain settling defendants (referred to in the consent decree as ‘‘Settling Work Defendants’’) have been performing response actions at the site in coordination with the City of Glendale. The proposed Second Joint Stipulation provides that (1) the Settling Work Defendants will not request a Certificate of Completion regarding the work before November 30, 2024, and they and the City of Glendale shall continue to perform their respective actions until at least November 30, 2024, and (2) the Settling Work Defendants agree to pay to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) their allocated share of ‘‘Basin-Wide Future Response Costs’’ (as that term is defined in the consent decree) paid by EPA on or after October 1, 2016. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the State of California v. ITT LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11– 2–442A. 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 Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ......... During the public comment period, the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree may be examined and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jul 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/ consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify 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 $6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–14514 Filed 7–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) On May 6, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor Co. and the Borough of Ringwood, Civil Action No. 2:19–cv–12157. The United States seeks reimbursement of response costs incurred under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) for response actions at or in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 2 of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) in Ringwood, New Jersey. Under the proposed consent decree, Settling Defendants will remove contaminated soil and install caps at three locations within the Site: The Peters Mine Pit Area, the Cannon Mine Pit Area, and the O’Connor Disposal Area. In conjunction with the soil remediation, the Borough of Ringwood will install a recycling center on the O’Connor Disposal Area. The proposed consent decree requires Ford Motor Company to pay approximately $5.7 million for past response costs of both the United States and the State of New Jersey. The proposed consent decree will resolve the United States’ CERCLA PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 claims alleged in this action, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Spill Act claims alleged in this action. The proposed consent decree will not resolve claims related to groundwater contamination at the Site, which will be addressed at a future point. On May 9, 2019, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register opening a public comment on the consent decree for a period of sixty (60) days, through July 8, 2019. By this notice, the Department of Justice is extending the public comment by an additional twenty-one (21) days, through July 29, 2019. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor Co. and the Borough of Ringwood, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–830/1. All comments must be submitted no later than July 29, 2019. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit 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 ......... 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. 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 $44.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Jeffrey Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–14480 Filed 7–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32781-32782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree 
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act

    On June 24, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree

[[Page 32782]]

with the United States District Court for the Central District of 
California in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of 
California v. ITT LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:99-cv-00552.
    In 1999, the United States and the State of California Department 
of Toxic Substances Control filed a lawsuit against numerous parties 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act in connection with groundwater contamination at the 
Glendale North and South Operable Units of the San Fernando Valley 
(Area 2) Superfund Site in and around Glendale, California. The 
complaint sought reimbursement of response costs and the performance of 
response actions by the defendants. In 2000, a consent decree settling 
the case was entered by the court. Pursuant to the consent decree, 
certain settling defendants (referred to in the consent decree as 
``Settling Work Defendants'') have been performing response actions at 
the site in coordination with the City of Glendale.
    The proposed Second Joint Stipulation provides that (1) the 
Settling Work Defendants will not request a Certificate of Completion 
regarding the work before November 30, 2024, and they and the City of 
Glendale shall continue to perform their respective actions until at 
least November 30, 2024, and (2) the Settling Work Defendants agree to 
pay to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) their allocated 
share of ``Basin-Wide Future Response Costs'' (as that term is defined 
in the consent decree) paid by EPA on or after October 1, 2016.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree. Comments should 
be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the State of 
California v. ITT LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-442A. 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............................  [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 Second Joint Stipulation to 
Modify Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice 
Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We 
will provide a paper copy of the Second Joint Stipulation to Modify 
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 $6.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-14514 Filed 7-8-19; 8:45 am]
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