Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 80764 [2023-25570]

Download as PDF 80764 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 / Notices Hyundai Doosan Infracore, Incheon, KOREA; Robert Bosch LLC, Farmington Hills, MI; Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc., Houston, TX; MAHLE GmbH, Stuttgart, GERMANY; ARAMCO Services Company, Houston, TX; MECA, Arlington, VA; and Caterpillar Inc., Irving, TX. The general area of H2ICE’s planned activity is to build a Class 8 Near-Zero-Emissions 2 demonstration vehicle powered by a hydrogen-fuel internal combustion engine. The primary objective of the project is to demonstrate a near-term pathway toward elimination of greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions for heavy-duty applications where battery and fuel-cell technologies are not sufficiently mature for widescale adoption. In addition to near-zero CO2 tailpipe emissions, the vehicle will also demonstrate 0.02 g/hp-hr NOX emissions utilizing current Low- NOX aftertreatment technology. Suzanne Morris, Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division. BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Consortium for Battery Innovation Notice is hereby given that, on September 6, 2023, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Consortium for Battery Innovation (‘‘CBI’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Batt-tek Consulting, Johnson City, TN; GS Yuasa Energy Solutions, Roswell, GA; NV Bekaerts, Zwevegem, BELGIUM; Solveteq Ltd, Worthing West Sussex, UNITED KINGDOM; and Trafigura Pte Ltd, Geneva, SWITZERLAND, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Black Diamond, Austin, TX; and Owens Corning, Apeldoorn, NETHERLANDS, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 17:42 Nov 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 Suzanne Morris, Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division. the governments for reimbursement of natural resource damages assessment 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 the State of Indiana v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12268/2. All comments must be submitted no later than 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. [FR Doc. 2023–25614 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P By mail ......... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act [FR Doc. 2023–25612 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and CBI intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On May 24, 2019, CBI filed its original notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on June 21, 2019 (84 FR 29241). The last notification was filed with the Department on February 23, 2023. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on March 27, 2023 (88 FR 18184). On November 8, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of Indiana v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Case No. 23– 381 (N.D. Ind.). The Complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages relating to a steel manufacturing and finishing facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana, owned and operated by Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and its corporate parent Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC (collectively, ‘‘Cleveland-Cliffs’’). The Complaint alleges that Cleveland-Cliffs released cyanide and ammonia into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River during an August 2019 incident, which led to beach closures, a fish kill, and other natural resource damages recoverable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Under the Consent Decree, Cleveland-Cliffs would be required to provide compensation for the natural resource damages. In particular, the Consent Decree requires: (1) the donation and conservation of two approximately one-acre parcels of land bordering the East Branch of the Little Calumet River and near the Indiana Dunes National Park; (2) payment of $409,533 to the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund; and (3) payment of $590,173 to PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Patricia McKenna, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–25570 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2023–0009] NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract; Application for Permanent Variance and Interim Order; Grant of Interim Order; Request for Comments Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of NASA’s SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 80764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25570]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 8, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State 
of Indiana v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs 
Steel LLC, Case No. 23-381 (N.D. Ind.).
    The Complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages 
relating to a steel manufacturing and finishing facility in Burns 
Harbor, Indiana, owned and operated by Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor 
LLC and its corporate parent Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC (collectively, 
``Cleveland-Cliffs''). The Complaint alleges that Cleveland-Cliffs 
released cyanide and ammonia into the East Branch of the Little Calumet 
River during an August 2019 incident, which led to beach closures, a 
fish kill, and other natural resource damages recoverable under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. 
Under the Consent Decree, Cleveland-Cliffs would be required to provide 
compensation for the natural resource damages. In particular, the 
Consent Decree requires: (1) the donation and conservation of two 
approximately one-acre parcels of land bordering the East Branch of the 
Little Calumet River and near the Indiana Dunes National Park; (2) 
payment of $409,533 to the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Fund; and (3) payment of $590,173 to the governments for 
reimbursement of natural resource damages assessment 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 the State of Indiana v. Cleveland-
Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-12268/2. All comments must be submitted no later than 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 $6.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-25570 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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