Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amended Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 36126 [2019-15846]

Download as PDF 36126 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 144 / Friday, July 26, 2019 / Notices Decree, Duke Energy will restore, replace, rehabilitate, or acquire the equivalent of those resources injured by the Release and compensate the public for lost recreational opportunities, as proposed in the draft Restoration Plan. In addition, Duke Energy agrees to pay $57,310 to the Trustees for restoration planning and oversight costs. Duke Energy will receive from the Trustees a covenant not to sue for natural resource damages under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, and applicable state law. In accordance with CERCLA, the Trustees have also written a draft Restoration Plan that describes proposed alternatives for restoring the natural resources and natural resource services injured by the Release. The four preferred restoration alternatives selected by the Trustees in the draft Restoration Plan are: (1) Abreu Grogan Park improvements; (2) establishment of public boat launch facilities on the Dan River; (3) Pigg River Power Dam removal (benefiting the endangered Roanoke logperch); and (4) Mayo River land conservation. These are the same projects that Duke Energy agrees to perform in the Consent Decree. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree and draft Restoration Plan. Comments on the proposed Consent Decree should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States, the State of North Carolina, and the Commonwealth of Virginia v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11057/2. All comments must be submitted no later than forty-five (45) 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. jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 Please enclose a check or money order for $39.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $9.75. Comments on the draft Restoration Plan may be submitted to the Trustees either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By email ....... Sara_Ward@fws.gov or Susan_Lingenfelser@fws.gov. USFWS Virginia Field Office, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061, Attn: Dan River Restoration Plan. By mail ......... All comments must be submitted no later than forty-five (45) days after the publication date of this notice. During the public comment period, a copy of the draft Restoration Plan will be available electronically at https:// www.cerc.usgs.gov/orda_docs/Case Details?ID=984. A copy of the draft Restoration Plan may also be examined at the Virginia Ecological Services Field Office. Arrangements to view the documents must be made in advance by contacting Susan Lingenfelser at (804) 824–2415. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–15843 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am] and the City of Clinton, Iowa, to implement EPA’s selected remedy for the Chemplex Site, and to pay costs incurred by the United States in response to releases of hazardous substances at the Site. The original Consent Decree required the defendants to pay $597,838.29 in reimbursement of response costs incurred by EPA, to reimburse EPA’s future oversight costs at the Site, and to implement EPA’s selected remedy for the Site. The Amended Consent Decree requires the defendants to implement EPA’s amended remedy for the Site, adopted by EPA in its Amended Record of Decision for the Site, dated December 26, 2012. Since that date, the defendants have been working cooperatively with EPA to implement EPA’s amended remedy. The Amended Consent Decree formalizes their obligation to continue doing so. 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. ACC Chemical Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2– 543/3. 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: 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. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By mail ......... Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amended Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act On July 18, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. ACC Chemical Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3–91–CV–10096. This case concerns the Chemplex Superfund Site in Clinton, Iowa. The United States originally brought this action in 1991 under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., to require defendants ACC Chemical Company, Four Star Oil & Gas Company, Getty Chemical Company, Primerica Holdings, Inc., Skelly Oil Company, Quantum Chemical Corporation, Equistar Chemicals, LP, PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 $14.00 (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. 2019–15846 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 36126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15846]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amended Consent Decree Under The 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    On July 18, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. ACC 
Chemical Company, et al., Civil Action No. 3-91-CV-10096.
    This case concerns the Chemplex Superfund Site in Clinton, Iowa. 
The United States originally brought this action in 1991 under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., to require defendants ACC 
Chemical Company, Four Star Oil & Gas Company, Getty Chemical Company, 
Primerica Holdings, Inc., Skelly Oil Company, Quantum Chemical 
Corporation, Equistar Chemicals, LP, and the City of Clinton, Iowa, to 
implement EPA's selected remedy for the Chemplex Site, and to pay costs 
incurred by the United States in response to releases of hazardous 
substances at the Site. The original Consent Decree required the 
defendants to pay $597,838.29 in reimbursement of response costs 
incurred by EPA, to reimburse EPA's future oversight costs at the Site, 
and to implement EPA's selected remedy for the Site.
    The Amended Consent Decree requires the defendants to implement 
EPA's amended remedy for the Site, adopted by EPA in its Amended Record 
of Decision for the Site, dated December 26, 2012. Since that date, the 
defendants have been working cooperatively with EPA to implement EPA's 
amended remedy. The Amended Consent Decree formalizes their obligation 
to continue doing so.
    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. ACC Chemical Company, et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-2-543/3. 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............................  [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 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 $14.00 (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. 2019-15846 Filed 7-25-19; 8:45 am]
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