80 FR 76312 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under CERCLA

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 235 (December 8, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76312-76313]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30874]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under CERCLA

    On November 20, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Oklahoma, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The Doe 
Run Resources Childress Royalty Corporation and NL Industries Inc., 
Case No. 4:15-cv-00663-CVE-TLW.
    Defendants leased property where mining operations took place at 
the Tar Creek Site. The proposed settlement resolves the United States' 
claims and the claims of the State of Oklahoma on behalf of the 
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality against The Doe Run 
Resources Corporation (``Doe Run'') and NL Industries Inc. (``NL'') 
under Section 107 of CERCLA for recovery of response costs incurred and 
to be incurred at the Site. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Doe Run 
will pay $3,433,137 and NL will pay $6,603,590 to resolve the United 
States' claims. Doe Run and NL will pay $62,000 and $225,000 
respectively to resolve the claims of the State. In addition, the 
Settling Federal Agency (the Department of the Interior) is resolving 
its CERCLA liability at the Site by paying $5.0 million.
    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 of America v. The Doe Run Resources 
Childress Royalty Corporation and NL Industries Inc., Case No. 4:15-cv-
00663-CVE-TLW, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-330/10. 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 e-mail...........................  [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 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 $16.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-30874 Filed 12-7-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4410-15-P