Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, 14646 [2021-05499]

Download as PDF 14646 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 17, 2021 / Notices Issued: March 11, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–05469 Filed 3–16–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Notice is hereby given that the United States of America, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (‘‘NOAA’’), and the Department of the Interior (‘‘DOI’’), acting through the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Fish and Boat Commission (collectively ‘‘Trustees’’), are providing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed Settlement Agreement (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’) between the Trustees and a dozen public utility companies: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Jersey Central Power and Light Company, Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA, Metropolitan Edison Company, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., PECO Energy Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Virginia Electric and Power Company, and Delmarva Power & Light Company (collectively, ‘‘Settling Defendants’’). The settlement resolves the civil claims of the Trustees against the Settling Defendants arising under their natural resource trustee authority set forth at Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, and at Section 507 of the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Act of October 18, 1988, Public Law 756, No. 108, as amended (‘‘HSCA’’), 35 P.S. § 6020.507. The claims are for injury to, impairment of, destruction of, loss of, diminution of value of, and/or loss of use of natural resources, including the reasonable costs of assessing the injuries, resulting from the Settling Defendants’ alleged contribution to the release of hazardous substances at the Metal Bank Superfund VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 16, 2021 Jkt 253001 Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the ‘‘Site’’). Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, the Settling Defendants agree to pay $950,000 to resolve their liability at the Site. Of this amount, $414,807 will compensate NOAA and DOI for their costs of assessing natural resource damages at the Site. The remaining $535,193 will paid into the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund and earmarked for future natural resource restoration projects selected by the Trustees and implemented in the vicinity of the Site to compensate the public for the injury to natural resources. A restoration plan will be developed for public comment by the Trustees. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments on the proposed Settlement Agreement should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to the Metal Bank Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement, D.J. Ref. No. 90– 11–2–1183/2. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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 Settlement Agreement may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. The Department of Justice will provide a paper copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 $4.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 All public comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Jeffrey Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2021–05499 Filed 3–16–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 205th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 205th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held via a teleconference on Monday, April 26, 2021. The meeting will occur from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (ET). The purpose of the open meeting is to set the topics to be addressed by the Council in 2021. Also, the ERISA Advisory Council members will receive an update from leadership of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Instructions for public access to the teleconference meeting will be posted on the ERISA Advisory Council’s web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisaadvisory-council prior to the meeting. Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement may do so on or before Monday, April 19, 2021, to Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council. Statements should be transmitted electronically as an email attachment in text or pdf format to donahue.christine@dol.gov. Statements transmitted electronically that are included in the body of the email will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or before Monday, April 19, 2021, will be included in the record of the meeting and made available through the EBSA Public Disclosure Room. No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to the statements received as they are public records. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address the ERISA Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive Secretary no later than Monday, April 19, 2021, via email to E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05499]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the 
Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act

    Notice is hereby given that the United States of America, on behalf 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (``NOAA''), and 
the Department of the Interior (``DOI''), acting through the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through 
the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Fish and Boat Commission 
(collectively ``Trustees''), are providing an opportunity for public 
comment on a proposed Settlement Agreement (``Settlement Agreement'') 
between the Trustees and a dozen public utility companies: Consolidated 
Edison Company of New York, Inc., Public Service Electric and Gas 
Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Jersey Central Power and 
Light Company, Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA, Metropolitan 
Edison Company, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., PECO Energy 
Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, PPL Electric Utilities 
Corporation, Virginia Electric and Power Company, and Delmarva Power & 
Light Company (collectively, ``Settling Defendants'').
    The settlement resolves the civil claims of the Trustees against 
the Settling Defendants arising under their natural resource trustee 
authority set forth at Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, and at Section 507 of the Pennsylvania 
Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Act of October 18, 1988, Public Law 756, 
No. 108, as amended (``HSCA''), 35 P.S. Sec.  6020.507. The claims are 
for injury to, impairment of, destruction of, loss of, diminution of 
value of, and/or loss of use of natural resources, including the 
reasonable costs of assessing the injuries, resulting from the Settling 
Defendants' alleged contribution to the release of hazardous substances 
at the Metal Bank Superfund Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the 
``Site'').
    Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, the Settling Defendants 
agree to pay $950,000 to resolve their liability at the Site. Of this 
amount, $414,807 will compensate NOAA and DOI for their costs of 
assessing natural resource damages at the Site. The remaining $535,193 
will paid into the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Fund and earmarked for future natural resource restoration 
projects selected by the Trustees and implemented in the vicinity of 
the Site to compensate the public for the injury to natural resources. 
A restoration plan will be developed for public comment by the 
Trustees.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments on the proposed Settlement 
Agreement should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to the 
Metal Bank Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-11-2-1183/2. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 
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 Settlement Agreement may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. The Department of Justice will 
provide a paper copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 $4.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
    All public comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) 
days after the publication date of this notice.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-05499 Filed 3-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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