Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 86383 [2023-27361]
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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 email
request to pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
which the Bankruptcy Court confirmed,
and which went effective on Jun 16,
2022, dictate the terms of payment for
the United States’ allowed claim.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Settlement Agreement.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to, In re:
Mallinckrodt PLC, Case No.: 20–12522,
D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–09556/2. 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.
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Notice of Proposed Settlement
Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
On December 4, 2023, a proposed
Settlement Agreement between the
United States, on behalf of (a) the
United States Department of the Interior
(‘‘DOI’’) and (b) the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), and Mallinckrodt plc, and the
Mallinckrodt General Unsecured Claims
Trust (the ‘‘GUC Trust’’ and, with the
Reorganized Debtors, collectively,
‘‘Mallinckrodt’’), was filed with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware in the Chapter 11
case captioned, In re: Mallinckrodt PLC,
Case No.: 20–12522.
On October 12, 2020, each of
Mallinckrodt plc and its debtor affiliates
filed voluntary petitions in the
Bankruptcy Court. The United States, on
behalf of DOI and EPA, filed a proof of
claim asserting a claim against
Mallinckrodt for past costs and future
liability as a potential liable party at the
Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab Orchard
National Wildlife Refuge Site pursuant
to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act. The
proposed Settlement Agreement grants
the United States an allowed unsecured
claim against Mallinckrodt US Holdings
LLC on behalf of DOI in the amount of
$56,880,784, and for EPA in the amount
of $499,216. Mallinckrodt’s Fourth
Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization,
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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a
commenter may request an opportunity
for a public meeting in the affected area.
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.
We 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 $3.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia M. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On December 5, 2023, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Central District of Illinois
in the lawsuit entitled United States et
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al. v. TCI Pacific Communications LLC,
Case No. 23–4218.
The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims brought by the United States
under Sections 106 and 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and
9607 against TCI Pacific
Communications LLC (‘‘Defendant’’)
seeking reimbursement of response
costs and performance of remedial
measures with respect to Operable Unit
4 (‘‘OU4’’) of the DePue/New Jersey
Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp. Superfund
Site in DePue, Illinois. The Consent
Decree would also resolve claims
brought by the State of Illinois under
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and the Illinois
Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS
5/22.2 and 5/42 (d) and (e), for
performance of a remedial action and
recovery of the State’s unreimbursed
costs incurred at or in connection with
OU4 at the Site. The Consent Decree
requires Defendants to pay the United
States a total of $368,831.16 in EPA’s
response costs and perform the remedial
‘‘Work’’ defined in the Scope of Work,
attached to the Consent Decree as
Appendix B. The Work consists of
excavation of contaminated soil and
Site-related material from residences,
parks, and alleys, backfilling with clean
soil, revegetation, and stockpiling and
management of the excavated fill in the
Former Plant Site Area of OU3.
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 et al. v. TCI
Pacific Communications LLC, DJ No.
90–11–3–11937/1. All comments must
be submitted no later than thirty (30)
days after the publication date of this
notice. Commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area in accordance with section
7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On December 4, 2023, a proposed Settlement Agreement between the
United States, on behalf of (a) the United States Department of the
Interior (``DOI'') and (b) the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (``EPA''), and Mallinckrodt plc, and the Mallinckrodt General
Unsecured Claims Trust (the ``GUC Trust'' and, with the Reorganized
Debtors, collectively, ``Mallinckrodt''), was filed with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the Chapter 11
case captioned, In re: Mallinckrodt PLC, Case No.: 20-12522.
On October 12, 2020, each of Mallinckrodt plc and its debtor
affiliates filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court. The
United States, on behalf of DOI and EPA, filed a proof of claim
asserting a claim against Mallinckrodt for past costs and future
liability as a potential liable party at the Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab
Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Site pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act. The proposed Settlement Agreement
grants the United States an allowed unsecured claim against
Mallinckrodt US Holdings LLC on behalf of DOI in the amount of
$56,880,784, and for EPA in the amount of $499,216. Mallinckrodt's
Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, which the Bankruptcy Court
confirmed, and which went effective on Jun 16, 2022, dictate the terms
of payment for the United States' allowed claim.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to, In re: Mallinckrodt PLC, Case No.: 20-12522, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-2-09556/2. 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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Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
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. We 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 $3.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia M. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-27361 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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