80 FR 39448 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 131 (July 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 39448]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16787]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil 
Pollution Act

    On July 2, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit entitled United States v. the 
Estate of Richard B. Herzog, Deceased, through Tim E. Herzog and 
Wesleah D. Blair as Co-executors of the Estate of Richard B. Herzog, 
Deceased, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-162.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve claims alleged under the 
Oil Pollution Act by the United States against the Estate of Richard B. 
Herzog through Tim E. Herzog and Wesleah D. Blair, as Co-executors of 
the Estate of Richard B. Herzog, for recovery of removal costs relating 
to discharges and substantial threat of discharges of oil from an 
abandoned oil production facility located within approximately 750 
acres of land in Foster Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania which is 
colloquially known as the Johnston Farm leasehold (the ``Facility''). 
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the Defendants will pay a total of 
$954,400 to the United States. The proposed Consent Decree is based on 
Defendants' limited ability to pay, as determined by a qualified 
financial analyst.
    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 v. the Estate of Richard B. Herzog, 
Deceased, through Tim E. Herzog and Wesleah D. Blair, as Co-executors 
of the Estate of Richard B. Herzog, Deceased, D.J. Reference No. 90-5-
1-1-09646. 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 consent decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed 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 $29.5 (25 cents per page 
reproduction costs) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $9.00.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-16787 Filed 7-8-15; 8:45 am]
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