Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 59552-59553 [2020-20835]

Download as PDF 59552 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices 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. Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11788. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $37.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost, excluding appendices) payable to the United States Treasury. Lori Jonas, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–20866 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) On September 15, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Tennessee v. Security Signals, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:20–cv–02689–JMP. The Consent Decree resolves the United States and State of Tennessee’s claims set forth in the Complaint against Security Signals, Inc. (‘‘Defendant’’) for injunctive relief and cost recovery under VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) and injunctive relief under Tenn. Code Ann §§ 68–212–206 and 68–212–227 relating to the release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at Operable Unit Two (‘‘OU2’’) of the National Fireworks Superfund Alternative Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located in Cordova, Shelby County, Tennessee. Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Defendant will reimburse $677,715 of the costs incurred by the United State Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) and Defendant will reimburse $3,827.26 of the costs incurred by the State of Tennessee (the ‘‘State’’) in connection with response actions at OU2 of the Site. Defendant also will reimburse EPA and the State for their future responses at OU2 and will perform the work set forth in the interim Record of Decision issued by EPA on September 30, 2014. The United States Department of Defense (‘‘DOD’’) is a settling federal agency. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, DOD will pay Defendant $1,304,985 towards a percentage of Defendant’s past and future costs at OU2 and in contribution towards the payments that the Defendant is making for EPA’s and the State’s response costs. 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 and State of Tennessee v. Security Signals, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90– 11–3–11315. 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 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— PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $12.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. The document does not contain the exhibits and signature pages. Lori Jonas, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–20908 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On September 15, 2020 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:10–cv– 00503–RP–RAW. The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’). The United States’ complaint sought civil penalties and punitive damages against Dico, Inc. for violations of an EPA order at the Des Moines TCE Superfund Site and the recovery of the United States’ past and future response costs at the Southern Iowa Mechanical (‘‘SIM’’) Site against Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation jointly and severally. The United States obtained judgments against Dico, Inc. for $1.62 million in civil penalties and $5.45 million in punitive damages, and against Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation jointly and severally for past response costs of $5.45 million and all future response costs at the SIM Site. The Consent Decree requires the Defendants and their ultimate parent company, Titan Tire International, Inc., jointly and severally, to pay $11.5 million to satisfy these judgments and a separate judgment obtained by the United States on March 29, 2000 in Case No. 4–95–cv–10289 (S.D. Iowa) against Dico, Inc. for $4.12 million in past response costs at the Des Moines TCE Site. The Consent Decree also requires Dico, Inc. to donate or convey the Dico Property to the City of Des Moines (the ‘‘City’’) for no more than $10.00. Under the Consent Decree, the City will undertake certain response actions at the Dico Property, including ongoing E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment remedy. EPA will also undertake certain response actions at the Site under the Consent Decree, including demolition of the remaining contaminated buildings, a removal action at the South Pond, and an upgrade to the groundwater treatment system. In exchange for these commitments, the United States agrees not to sue the Defendants, Titan International, Inc., and the City under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107. 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. Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3– 09925. 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, D.C. 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 $34.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $9.50. Susan M. Akers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–20835 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142, provides for the establishment of an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (the Council), consisting of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as follows: • Three representatives of employee organizations (at least one of whom shall be a representative of an organization whose members are participants in a multiemployer plan); • three representatives of employers (at least one of whom shall be a representative of employers maintaining or contributing to multiemployer plans); • three representatives from the general public (one of whom shall be a person representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan); and • one representative each from the fields of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial counseling, investment counseling, investment management, and accounting. No more than eight members of the Council shall be members of the same political party. Council members must be qualified to appraise the programs instituted under ERISA. Appointments are for three-year terms. The Council’s prescribed duties are to advise the Secretary with respect to carrying out his functions under ERISA, and to submit to the Secretary, or his designee, related recommendations. The Council will meet at least four times each year. The terms of five Council members expire at the end of this year. The groups or fields they represent are as follows: (1) Employee organizations; (2) employers; (3) the general public; (4) corporate trust; and (5) investment management. The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse Council. If you or your organization wants to nominate one or more people for appointment to the Council to represent one of the groups or fields specified above, submit nominations to Christine Donahue, Council Executive Secretary, as email attachments to PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 59553 donahue.christine@dol.gov or by mail to U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite N–5700, Washington, DC 20210. Nominations must be received on or before November 6, 2020. The Department will not consider nominations received after November 6, 2020. If sending electronically, please use an attachment in rich text, Word, or pdf format. Please allow three weeks for regular mail delivery to the Department of Labor. Nominations may be in the form of a letter, resolution, or petition signed by the person making the nomination or, in the case of a nomination by an organization, by an authorized representative of the organization. The Department of Labor encourages you to include additional supporting letters of nomination. The Department of Labor will not consider self-nominees who have no supporting letters. Nominations, including supporting letters, should: • State the person’s qualifications to serve on the Council (including any particular specialized knowledge or experience relevant to the nominee’s proposed Council position); • state that the candidate will accept appointment to the Council if offered; • include which of the five positions (representing groups or fields) you are nominating the candidate to fill; • include the nominee’s full name, work affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address; • include the nominator’s full name, work affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address; • include the nominator’s signature, whether sent by email or otherwise. Please do not include any information that you do not want publicly disclosed. The Department of Labor will contact nominees for information on their political affiliation and their status as registered lobbyists. Anyone currently subject to federal registration requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible for appointment. Nominees should be aware of the time commitment for attending meetings and actively participating in the work of the Council. Historically, this has meant a commitment of at least 20 days per year. The Department of Labor has a process for vetting nominees under consideration for appointment. Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of September, 2020. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2020–20875 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59552-59553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20835]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 15, 2020 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Dico, Inc. 
and Titan Tire Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:10-cv-00503-RP-RAW.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''). 
The United States' complaint sought civil penalties and punitive 
damages against Dico, Inc. for violations of an EPA order at the Des 
Moines TCE Superfund Site and the recovery of the United States' past 
and future response costs at the Southern Iowa Mechanical (``SIM'') 
Site against Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation jointly and 
severally. The United States obtained judgments against Dico, Inc. for 
$1.62 million in civil penalties and $5.45 million in punitive damages, 
and against Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation jointly and severally 
for past response costs of $5.45 million and all future response costs 
at the SIM Site. The Consent Decree requires the Defendants and their 
ultimate parent company, Titan Tire International, Inc., jointly and 
severally, to pay $11.5 million to satisfy these judgments and a 
separate judgment obtained by the United States on March 29, 2000 in 
Case No. 4-95-cv-10289 (S.D. Iowa) against Dico, Inc. for $4.12 million 
in past response costs at the Des Moines TCE Site. The Consent Decree 
also requires Dico, Inc. to donate or convey the Dico Property to the 
City of Des Moines (the ``City'') for no more than $10.00. Under the 
Consent Decree, the City will undertake certain response actions at the 
Dico Property, including ongoing

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operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment remedy. EPA will 
also undertake certain response actions at the Site under the Consent 
Decree, including demolition of the remaining contaminated buildings, a 
removal action at the South Pond, and an upgrade to the groundwater 
treatment system. In exchange for these commitments, the United States 
agrees not to sue the Defendants, Titan International, Inc., and the 
City under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107.
    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. Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-09925. 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, D.C. 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 $34.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $9.50.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-20835 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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