Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 68490-68491 [2019-26974]

Download as PDF 68490 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2019 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and EPCRA 19:21 Dec 13, 2019 Jkt 250001 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 ......... On December 9, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District v. Kern Oil & Refining Co., Civil Action No. 2:19– cv–02460–KJM–CKD. This case involves claims for alleged violations of Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7411 and Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11023 (‘‘EPCRA’’), with respect to Kern Oil’s petroleum refinery (‘‘Facility’’) located in Bakersfield, California. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties stemming from Kern Oil’s failure to meet new source performance standards monitoring and reporting requirements under the CAA and failure to meet hazardous substance reporting requirements under EPCRA. The settlement requires Kern to pay a civil penalty of $500,000 that will be divided evenly with the United States and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District and requires Kern Oil to comply with all monitoring and reporting requirements and other injunctive relief geared towards ensuring the Facility remains in compliance with the law. Additionally, the settlement requires Kern Oil to perform two supplemental environmental projects, estimated to cost at least $100,000 each, for which Kern Oil will purchase and operate for five years an infrared gas-imaging camera and purchase emergency responder equipment for the Kern County Public Health Services Department and the Kern County Fire Department. 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, et al. v. Kern Oil and Refining Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 10464/1. 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 To submit comments: 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Lori Jonas, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–26967 Filed 12–13–19; 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 of 1980 On November 25, 2019, 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 of America v. Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Civil Action No. 1: 17–CV–00168–WJM– NYM. In January 2017, the United States, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) filed a complaint against Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (‘‘Settling Defendants’’) seeking reimbursement of response costs incurred under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for response actions at or in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 (‘‘OU1’’) of the Nelson Tunnel/ Commodore Waste Rock Pile Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’). The United States also PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 sought a declaration of Settling Defendants’ liability, pursuant to Section 113(g) of CERCLA for all future response costs to be incurred by the United States in connection with the OU1 Site. In September 2017, Pioneer filed a counterclaim against the United States alleging that the United States is liable under Sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, as both an owner of OU1 at the time that hazardous substances were disposed of at OU1 and a current owner of OU1. Settling Defendants in their counterclaims sought a judgment against the United States for the United States’ equitable share of costs incurred and that may, in the future, be incurred as a result of the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the OU1 Site. The proposed Consent Decree requires Settling Defendants to pay $5,775,000 for past and future response costs incurred by the United States in connection with the Site. The proposed Consent Decree also requires Settling Federal Agencies, the United States, on behalf of the United States Department of Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the United States Forest Service (‘‘USFS’’), to pay EPA $425,000 for past and future response costs incurred in connection with OU1 at the Site. Future response costs associated with the OU2 remedial action will be resolved through a memorandum of understanding or interagency agreement between the USFS and EPA. The proposed consent decree will resolve all CERCLA claims alleged in this action by the United States against Settling Defendants and any potential liability within the meaning of Sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 9613(f)(2), for Settling Federal Agencies. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–10841/1. 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. E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2019 / Notices To submit comments: Send them to: By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. 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 $9.25 (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 $6.50. Jeffrey Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–26974 Filed 12–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts Arts Advisory Panel Meetings AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts. ACTION: Notice of meetings. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 10 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference. DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for individual meeting times and dates. All meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate. SUMMARY: National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Sherry Hale, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506; hales@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5696. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closed portions of meetings are for the lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Dec 13, 2019 Jkt 250001 purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of September 10, 2019, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. The Upcoming Meetings Are Our Town (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 13, 2020; 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. National Heritage Fellowships (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 14, 2020; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our Town (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 14, 2020; 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Our Town (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 14, 2020; 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Clinical Component) (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 15, 2020; 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. National Heritage Fellowships (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 16, 2020; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Research Grants in the Arts (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 23, 2020; 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Research Grants in the Arts (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: January 24, 2020; 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jazz Masters Fellowships (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: February 6, 2020; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Jazz Masters Fellowships (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: February 6, 2020; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dated: December 11, 2019. Sherry Hale, Staff Assistant, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. 2019–27033 Filed 12–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4537–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68491 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Alan T. Waterman Award Committee; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: Alan T. Waterman Award Committee (#1172). DATE AND TIME: January 17, 2020; 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PLACE: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W19000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. TYPE OF MEETING: Closed. CONTACT PERSON: Sherrie B. Green, Program Manager, NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W17126, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292–8040. PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice and recommendations in the selection of the Alan T. Waterman Award recipient. AGENDA: To review and evaluate nominations as part of the selection process for awards. REASON FOR CLOSING: The nominations being reviewed include information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: December 11, 2019. Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–27060 Filed 12–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 72–10; NRC–2019–0231] Northern States Power Company; Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a license amendment application from Northern States Power Company (NSPM) for an amendment to Materials License No. SNM–2506 for the Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (PI ISFSI) located in Welch, Minnesota. The amendment would SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
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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 Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980

    On November 25, 2019, 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 of America v. Pioneer 
Natural Resources Company and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 1: 17-CV-00168-WJM-NYM.
    In January 2017, the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') filed a complaint against 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, 
Inc. (``Settling Defendants'') seeking reimbursement of response costs 
incurred under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a), for response actions at or in connection with the release or 
threatened release of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 (``OU1'') 
of the Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock Pile Superfund Site 
(``Site''). The United States also sought a declaration of Settling 
Defendants' liability, pursuant to Section 113(g) of CERCLA for all 
future response costs to be incurred by the United States in connection 
with the OU1 Site.
    In September 2017, Pioneer filed a counterclaim against the United 
States alleging that the United States is liable under Sections 107 and 
113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, as both an owner of OU1 at the 
time that hazardous substances were disposed of at OU1 and a current 
owner of OU1. Settling Defendants in their counterclaims sought a 
judgment against the United States for the United States' equitable 
share of costs incurred and that may, in the future, be incurred as a 
result of the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at 
the OU1 Site.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires Settling Defendants to pay 
$5,775,000 for past and future response costs incurred by the United 
States in connection with the Site. The proposed Consent Decree also 
requires Settling Federal Agencies, the United States, on behalf of the 
United States Department of Interior and the United States Department 
of Agriculture, on behalf of the United States Forest Service 
(``USFS''), to pay EPA $425,000 for past and future response costs 
incurred in connection with OU1 at the Site. Future response costs 
associated with the OU2 remedial action will be resolved through a 
memorandum of understanding or interagency agreement between the USFS 
and EPA. The proposed consent decree will resolve all CERCLA claims 
alleged in this action by the United States against Settling Defendants 
and any potential liability within the meaning of Sections 107 and 113 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 9613(f)(2), for Settling Federal Agencies.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Pioneer Natural Resources Company 
and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10841/1. 
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:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].

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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 $9.25 (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 $6.50.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-26974 Filed 12-13-19; 8:45 am]
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