80 FR 60180 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

Notice is hereby given that on September 29, 2015, a proposed
consent decree in United States v. Wyeth Holdings LLC, Civil Action No.
3:15-cv-07153-AET, was lodged with the United States Court for the
District of New Jersey. In this action brought pursuant to Sections
106, 107, and 113(g)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and
9613(g)(2) (``CERCLA''), the United States seeks injunctive relief
requiring Wyeth Holdings LLC to undertake certain environmental
response actions at the American Cyanamid Superfund Site located in
Bridgewater, New Jersey. The United States also seeks to recover costs
incurred and to be incurred by the United States in response to
releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances at or from the
Site.
The settlement requires Wyeth Holdings LLC to perform the remedies
selected by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Records of
Decision for Operable Unit 2, involving revegetation, and Operable Unit
4, involving the remediation of almost all site-wide soils,
groundwater, and six waste disposal impoundments. The settlement also
requires Settling Defendant to reimburse EPA $1,000,000 in past
response costs and pay EPA's future oversight costs related to the
cleanup.
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 v. Wyeth Holdings LLC., D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-07250/1. 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............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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 consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.html. We will provide paper copies
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 $73.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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are to respond, including through the Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, To submit Send them to:
use of appropriate automated, Washington, DC 20530. comments:
electronic, mechanical, or other Dated: September 29, 2015.
technological collection techniques or By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Jerri Murray, usdoj.gov.
other forms of information technology,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
responses. Department of Justice.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
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Collection
During the public comment period,
(1) Type of Information Collection: the consent decree may be examined
New collection. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and downloaded at this Justice
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi- Department Web site: http://
Annual Progress Report for Justice for Notice of Lodging of Proposed www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-
Families Program. Consent Decrees Under the decrees.html. We will provide paper
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Comprehensive Environmental copies of the consent decree upon
the applicable component of the Response, Compensation, and Liability written request and payment of
Department of Justice sponsoring the Act reproduction costs. Please mail your
collection: Form Number: 1122–XXXX.
request and payment to: Consent Decree
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Notice is hereby given that on Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
Violence Against Women. September 29, 2015, a proposed consent 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
(4) Affected public who will be asked decree in United States v. Wyeth Please enclose a check or money order
or required to respond, as well as a brief Holdings LLC, Civil Action No. 3:15–cv– for $73.00 (25 cents per page
abstract: The affected public includes 07153–AET, was lodged with the United reproduction cost) payable to the United
the current grantees under the Justice States Court for the District of New States Treasury.
for Families Program. The Justice for Jersey. In this action brought pursuant
Families Program improves the response to Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2) of Robert E. Maher Jr.,
of all aspects of the civil and criminal the Comprehensive Environmental Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
justice system to families with a history Response, Compensation, and Liability Enforcement Section, Environment and
of domestic violence, dating violence, Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and Natural Resources Division.
sexual assault and stalking, or in cases 9613(g)(2) (‘‘CERCLA’’), the United [FR Doc. 2015–25273 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]
involving allegations of child sexual States seeks injunctive relief requiring BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
abuse. Eligible applicants are states, Wyeth Holdings LLC to undertake
units of local government, courts, Indian certain environmental response actions
tribal governments, nonprofit at the American Cyanamid Superfund DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
organizations, legal service providers, Site located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Notice of Lodging of Proposed
and victim services providers. The The United States also seeks to recover Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
affected public includes the costs incurred and to be incurred by the Act and Oil Pollution Act
approximately 70 Justice for Families United States in response to releases or
Program grantees. threatened releases of hazardous Notice is hereby given that on October
(5) An estimate of the total number of substances at or from the Site. 5, 2015, a proposed Consent Decree
respondents and the amount of time (‘‘Decree’’) will be lodged in U.S. v. BP
The settlement requires Wyeth
estimated for an average respondent to Exploration and Production, et al, Civil
Holdings LLC to perform the remedies
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized in
selected by the Environmental
take the approximately 70 respondents MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig
Protection Agency in the Records of
(Justice for Families Program grantees) ‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of
Decision for Operable Unit 2, involving
approximately one hour to complete a Mexico, on April 20, 2010).
revegetation, and Operable Unit 4, In this civil enforcement action the
semi-annual progress report. The semi-
involving the remediation of almost all United States sought, among other
annual progress report is divided into
site-wide soils, groundwater, and six things, civil penalties under Section
sections that pertain to the different
waste disposal impoundments. The 311(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
types of activities in which grantees
settlement also requires Settling 1321(b), and a declaration of liability for
may engage. A Justice for Families
Defendant to reimburse EPA $1,000,000 natural resource damages under the Oil
Program grantee will only be required to
in past response costs and pay EPA’s Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702, against
complete the sections of the form that
future oversight costs related to the BP Exploration and Production
pertain to its own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public cleanup. Company, Inc. (‘‘BP’’). The claims arise
burden (in hours) associated with the The publication of this notice opens against BP (and other defendants as
collection: The total annual hour burden a period for public comment on the well) from the discharge of oil into the
to complete the data collection forms is consent decree. Comments should be Gulf of Mexico resulting from the
140 hours, that is 70 grantees addressed to the Assistant Attorney blowout of the Macondo Well that began
completing a form twice a year with an General, Environment and Natural in April 2010.
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estimated completion time for the form Resources Division, and should refer to Under the proposed Decree, BP,
being one hour. United States v. Wyeth Holdings LLC., among other things, will pay (1) a $5.5
If additional information is required D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–07250/1. All billion civil penalty under the Clean
contact: Jerri Murray, Department comments must be submitted no later Water Act; (2) $8.1 billion for natural
Clearance Officer, United States than thirty (30) days after the resource damages under the Oil
Department of Justice, Justice publication date of this notice. Pollution Act (including the $1 billion
Management Division, Policy and Comments may be submitted either by that BP had previously pledged under a
Planning Staff, Two Constitution email or by mail: prior agreement), plus up to $700

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FR Citation		80 FR 60180