81 FR 51490 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 150 (August 4, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51490-51491]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18454]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 29, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Honeywell 
International Inc. and Georgia Power Company, Civil Action No. 2:16-cv-
00112-LGW-RSB.
    The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The complaint seeks 
performance of response actions to address contamination of mercury, 
polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
in the saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in 
Brunswick, Georgia. It also seeks recovery of costs that the United 
States will incur in overseeing implementation of the response actions. 
The marsh is known as ``Operable Unit 1,'' one of three contaminated 
areas at the Site.
    The proposed consent decree would resolve the claims alleged in the 
complaint. It requires the defendants, Honeywell International Inc. and 
Georgia Power Company, to implement the remedy selected by EPA for 
Operable Unit 1, which is estimated to cost $28.6 million. The consent 
decree also requires the defendants to pay future response costs 
incurred by EPA at Operable Unit 1.
    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. Honeywell International Inc. and 
Georgia Power Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1237/3. 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.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--

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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $322.00 (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 $9.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-18454 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am]
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