81 FR 43250 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 43250]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15658]


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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 27, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Montana, Helena Division, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
American Chemet Corporation, Case No. 6:16-cv-00053-CCL.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States set 
forth in the complaint against American Chemet Corporation for 
injunctive relief and costs to be incurred in connection with the East 
Helena Superfund Site (``Site''), located in East Helena, Lewis and 
Clark County, Montana, pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. Under the Consent Decree, the 
settling defendant agrees to finance and perform the work for the Site 
and to reimburse future costs to be incurred by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    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. American Chemet Corporation, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-11122. 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: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $16.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $11.50.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15658 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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