Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Washington Model Toxics Control Act and Notice of Availability of Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment of Restoration Project Incorporated Into Proposed Consent Decree, 51903 [2024-13428]
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, the Clean Water Act, and the
Washington Model Toxics Control Act
and Notice of Availability of Draft
Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment of Restoration Project
Incorporated Into Proposed Consent
Decree
On June 13, 2024, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Washington in the lawsuit entitled
United States of America, State of
Washington, Jamestown S’Klallam
Tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Port
Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Skokomish
Indian Tribe, and Suquamish Indian
Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation v.
Pope Resources, OPG Properties LLC,
and OPG Port Gamble LLC, Civil Action
No. 3:24-cv-05470, Docket No. 2–1.
The complaint asserts claims against
Pope Resources, a Delaware Limited
Partnership; OPG Properties LLC; and
OPG Port Gamble LLC (Defendants) for
natural resource damages by the United
States on behalf of the Department of
the Interior, the State of Washington
through the Washington Department of
Ecology, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe,
the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the Port
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Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, the Skokomish
Indian Tribe, and the Suquamish Indian
Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
(collectively, the Trustees), pursuant to
section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a); section
311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33
U.S.C. 1321; and the Washington Model
Toxics Control Act (MTCA), RCW
70A.305.
The proposed consent decree resolves
claims alleged against Defendants for
natural resource damages caused by
releases of hazardous substances from
the former Pope & Talbot sawmill
facility, currently owned by OPG Port
Gamble LLC and previously owned and
operated by Pope Resources and OPG
Properties LLC, to Port Gamble Bay in
Kitsap County, Washington. The
settlement requires Defendants to
construct, implement, maintain, and
monitor a habitat restoration project in
Port Gamble Bay that involves restoring
approximately 20 acres of shoreline and
intertidal habitat, placing sand cover,
and planting eelgrass. The settlement
also requires Defendants to fund future
long-term maintenance, monitoring, and
stewardship of the project, and pay the
Trustees’ past and estimated future costs
for NRD assessment and restoration
implementation and oversight. The
Defendants will receive covenants not to
sue under the statutes listed in the
proposed consent decree for specified
natural resource damages.
The Trustees have developed a Draft
Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) for the habitat
restoration project, incorporated into the
proposed consent decree. The Draft RP/
EA proposes to select the habitat
restoration project to address injuries to
natural resources in the Port Gamble
Bay.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed consent decree and the Draft
RP/EA. Comments on the proposed
consent decree should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General,
Environmental and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States of America, et al. v. Pope
Resources, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–
11025. 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 mail:
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comments:
Send them to:
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To submit
comments:
Send them to:
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Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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
proposed consent decree, you may
request assistance by email or by mail
to the addresses provided above for
submitting comments.
The publication of this notice also
opens a period for public comment on
the Draft RP/EA. The Trustees will
receive comments relating to the Draft
RP/EA for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication. A copy
of the Draft RP/EA is available
electronically at https://www.fws.gov/
media/port-gamble-bay-draftrestoration-plan-and-enviromentalassessment.
Comments on the draft RP/EA may be
submitted electronically to Jeff_
krausmann@fws.gov. Additionally,
written comments on the Draft RP/EA
should be addressed to: Jeff Krausmann,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office,
1009 College St. SE, Suite 215, Lacey,
Washington 98503.
Kathryn C. Macdonald,
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,
the Clean Water Act, and the Washington Model Toxics Control Act and
Notice of Availability of Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment of Restoration Project Incorporated Into Proposed Consent
Decree
On June 13, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States of
America, State of Washington, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha
Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe, and
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation v. Pope
Resources, OPG Properties LLC, and OPG Port Gamble LLC, Civil Action
No. 3:24-cv-05470, Docket No. 2-1.
The complaint asserts claims against Pope Resources, a Delaware
Limited Partnership; OPG Properties LLC; and OPG Port Gamble LLC
(Defendants) for natural resource damages by the United States on
behalf of the Department of the Interior, the State of Washington
through the Washington Department of Ecology, the Jamestown S'Klallam
Tribe, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe,
the Skokomish Indian Tribe, and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation (collectively, the Trustees), pursuant to section
107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a); section 311 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1321; and the Washington Model Toxics
Control Act (MTCA), RCW 70A.305.
The proposed consent decree resolves claims alleged against
Defendants for natural resource damages caused by releases of hazardous
substances from the former Pope & Talbot sawmill facility, currently
owned by OPG Port Gamble LLC and previously owned and operated by Pope
Resources and OPG Properties LLC, to Port Gamble Bay in Kitsap County,
Washington. The settlement requires Defendants to construct, implement,
maintain, and monitor a habitat restoration project in Port Gamble Bay
that involves restoring approximately 20 acres of shoreline and
intertidal habitat, placing sand cover, and planting eelgrass. The
settlement also requires Defendants to fund future long-term
maintenance, monitoring, and stewardship of the project, and pay the
Trustees' past and estimated future costs for NRD assessment and
restoration implementation and oversight. The Defendants will receive
covenants not to sue under the statutes listed in the proposed consent
decree for specified natural resource damages.
The Trustees have developed a Draft Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment (``RP/EA'') for the habitat restoration
project, incorporated into the proposed consent decree. The Draft RP/EA
proposes to select the habitat restoration project to address injuries
to natural resources in the Port Gamble Bay.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed consent decree and the Draft RP/EA. Comments on the
proposed consent decree should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and should refer
to United States of America, et al. v. Pope Resources, et al., D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-11025. 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 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 proposed consent decree, you may request assistance by
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
The publication of this notice also opens a period for public
comment on the Draft RP/EA. The Trustees will receive comments relating
to the Draft RP/EA for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
this publication. A copy of the Draft RP/EA is available electronically
at https://www.fws.gov/media/port-gamble-bay-draft-restoration-plan-and-enviromental-assessment.
Comments on the draft RP/EA may be submitted electronically to
[email protected]. Additionally, written comments on the Draft RP/
EA should be addressed to: Jeff Krausmann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 1009 College St. SE,
Suite 215, Lacey, Washington 98503.
Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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