81 FR 39712 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39712-39713]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14321]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 13, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Owyhee Construction, 
Inc. et al. Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-00088-EJL.

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    The United States initiated this civil action on behalf of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency against Owyhee 
Construction, Inc. (``Owyhee'') and the Riverside Water and Sewer 
District (``RWSD'') (collectively ``Settling Defendants'') pursuant to 
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, to recover response costs incurred 
by the United States in connection with the release and threatened 
release of hazardous substances at the Orofino Asbestos Superfund Site 
in Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho (the ``Site'').
    Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, the Settling 
Defendants will be responsible for making a lump sum payment of 
$475,000 and Owyhee will make payments totaling $48,000 to be paid 
quarterly in installments over two years as reimbursement for the past 
response costs incurred by the United States during the removal 
actions. The Consent Decree contains a covenant not to sue for past and 
certain future costs and response work at the Site under Sections 106 
and 107 of CERCLA.
    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. Owyhee Construction, Inc. et al. 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10860. 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: https://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 $5.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-14321 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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