Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 17853 [2021-07001]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Amendment to Consent Decree Under
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On March 30, 2021, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed amendment to
a Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia in United States v. Reynolds
Metals Company, et al., Civil Case No.
3:97–cv–00226 (E.D. Va.).
The original Consent Decree was
entered on November 5, 1997, and
resolved civil claims under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act at the HH, Inc. Superfund site
(‘‘Site’’). The Consent Decree, as
amended, required reimbursement of
costs incurred by the EPA and the
United States Department of Justice for
response actions at the Site by the
Original Settling Parties, as well as
performance of studies and response
work at the site consistent with the
National Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part
300 (as amended) (‘‘NCP’’).
The parties to the Consent Decree
have agreed to certain modifications set
forth in an amendment to the Decree.
The amendment provides for the
incorporation of EPA’s Record of
Decision Amendment relating to the
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Site signed on May 26, 2020 (‘‘2020
ROD Amendment’’), which modifies the
groundwater portion of the Selected
Remedy at the Site. Previously, a High
Vacuum Extraction (‘‘HVE’’) system was
used to extract and treat groundwater at
the Site. In 2011, with EPA approval,
the system was shut down due to
diminishing containment recovery rates.
The modified Selected Remedy replaces
the HVE system with Enhanced
Bioremediation (EB), a system which
EPA has determined is both more costeffective and will take a shorter amount
of time to extract contaminants from the
groundwater.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed modifications to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States v. Reynolds Metals Company, et
al., DJ# 90–11–3–1408, Civil Case No.
3:97–cv–00226 (E.D. Va.). 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 amendments to 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 proposed
amendments 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 $2.50 (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.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On March 30, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
amendment to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia in United States v. Reynolds Metals
Company, et al., Civil Case No. 3:97-cv-00226 (E.D. Va.).
The original Consent Decree was entered on November 5, 1997, and
resolved civil claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act at the HH, Inc. Superfund site
(``Site''). The Consent Decree, as amended, required reimbursement of
costs incurred by the EPA and the United States Department of Justice
for response actions at the Site by the Original Settling Parties, as
well as performance of studies and response work at the site consistent
with the National Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part 300 (as amended)
(``NCP'').
The parties to the Consent Decree have agreed to certain
modifications set forth in an amendment to the Decree. The amendment
provides for the incorporation of EPA's Record of Decision Amendment
relating to the Site signed on May 26, 2020 (``2020 ROD Amendment''),
which modifies the groundwater portion of the Selected Remedy at the
Site. Previously, a High Vacuum Extraction (``HVE'') system was used to
extract and treat groundwater at the Site. In 2011, with EPA approval,
the system was shut down due to diminishing containment recovery rates.
The modified Selected Remedy replaces the HVE system with Enhanced
Bioremediation (EB), a system which EPA has determined is both more
cost-effective and will take a shorter amount of time to extract
contaminants from the groundwater.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed modifications to the Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Reynolds
Metals Company, et al., DJ# 90-11-3-1408, Civil Case No. 3:97-cv-00226
(E.D. Va.). 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 proposed amendments to 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 proposed amendments 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 $2.50 (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. 2021-07001 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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