Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Clean Water Act, 50635 [2024-13065]
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and the Clean Water Act
On May 23, 2024, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Ohio
in the lawsuit entitled State of Ohio and
United States of America v. Norfolk
Southern Railway Company, et al., Case
No. 4:23–cv–00517.
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The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims brought by the United States
under sections 309 and 311 of the Clean
Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 42 U.S.C. 1311 and
1321 and sections 107 and 113 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and
9613, against Norfolk Southern Railway
Company and Norfolk Southern
Corporation (‘‘Defendants’’) related to
the February 3, 2023, train derailment in
East Palestine, Ohio. The proposed
Consent Decree would require Norfolk
Southern: (i) to reimburse all CERCLA
and CWA section 311 response costs
incurred by the United States; (ii) pay a
civil penalty of $15 million for violating
CWA sections 301 and 311; (iii)
establish a $25 million community
health program for qualifying members
of the public impacted by the
derailment; (iv) implement an array of
specified rail safety procedures; (v)
develop and adopt programs for
coordination of rail track restoration and
vent and burn procedures; (vi)
implement a $6 million local waterways
remediation plan; (viii) pay $175,000 for
natural resource damages; and (ix)
implement compliance and future
monitoring requirements in the various
work plans approved under EPA’s
Unilateral Administrative Orders and
CWA Order.
On May 30, 2024, the Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register opening a public comment
period on the Consent Decree for a
period of 30 days. 89 FR 46908. By this
notice, the Department of Justice is
extending the public comment period
by an additional 35 days, through
August 2, 2024. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
State of Ohio and United States of
America v. Norfolk Southern Railway
Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–
12792. All comments must be submitted
no later than August 2, 2024. 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 .........
Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed by the United States in
whole or in part on the public court
docket without notice to the commenter.
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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.
If you require assistance accessing the
consent decree, you may request
assistance by email or by mail to the
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Laura Thoms,
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
and the Clean Water Act
On May 23, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled State of Ohio and United
States of America v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, et al., Case No.
4:23-cv-00517.
The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought by the United
States under sections 309 and 311 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 42
U.S.C. 1311 and 1321 and sections 107 and 113 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, against Norfolk Southern Railway Company and
Norfolk Southern Corporation (``Defendants'') related to the February
3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The proposed Consent
Decree would require Norfolk Southern: (i) to reimburse all CERCLA and
CWA section 311 response costs incurred by the United States; (ii) pay
a civil penalty of $15 million for violating CWA sections 301 and 311;
(iii) establish a $25 million community health program for qualifying
members of the public impacted by the derailment; (iv) implement an
array of specified rail safety procedures; (v) develop and adopt
programs for coordination of rail track restoration and vent and burn
procedures; (vi) implement a $6 million local waterways remediation
plan; (viii) pay $175,000 for natural resource damages; and (ix)
implement compliance and future monitoring requirements in the various
work plans approved under EPA's Unilateral Administrative Orders and
CWA Order.
On May 30, 2024, the Department of Justice published a notice in
the Federal Register opening a public comment period on the Consent
Decree for a period of 30 days. 89 FR 46908. By this notice, the
Department of Justice is extending the public comment period by an
additional 35 days, through August 2, 2024. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to State of Ohio and United States
of America v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90-11-3-12792. All comments must be submitted no later than August 2,
2024. 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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
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. If you require assistance
accessing the consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-13065 Filed 6-13-24; 8:45 am]
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