80 FR 50650 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50650]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20580]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 17, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Maryland 
v. Arkema Inc., et al., Civil Action No.1:15-cv-02426.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants Arkema Inc.; Bayer 
Cropscience, LP; FMC Corporation; Honeywell International, Inc; Lebanon 
Seaboard Corporation; Montrose Chemical Corporation of California; 
Occidental Chemical Corporation; Olin Corpration; Rhone-Poulenc; Rohm 
and Haas Company; Shell Oil Company; Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC; The 
Chemours Company FC, LLC; Union Carbide Corporation; Wilmington 
Securities, Inc.; and 21st Century Fox America, Inc., will: (1) Pay 
past response costs of $945,117.64 to the United States, (2) agree to 
pay future response costs to the United States, and (3) implement 
injunctive relief to perform the remedy set forth in the Record of 
Decision for Operable Unit 1 (``OU-1'') of the Central Chemical Site 
(``Site'') in Hagerstown Maryland. The proposed Consent Decree resolves 
the United States' claim for cost recovery under Section 107 of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9607, and the United States' and the State of Maryland's 
claims for injunctive relief under Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9606, and Maryland Environment Code Sec.  7-222, with respect to OU-1 
of the Site. The Site is a former agricultural pesticide and fertilizer 
blending facility; OU-1 of the Site addresses contaminated soils, and 
principal threat wastes at the Site, including a former waste lagoon.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, the United States and the State 
of Maryland covenant not to sue or take administrative action against 
Defendants pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and Section 
7003 of RCRA, for past and future costs paid, and injunctive relief 
performed, pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree.
    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 United States and State of Maryland v. 
Arkema Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1244/1. 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 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 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 $69.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $25.00.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-20580 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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