81 FR 63496 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 179 (September 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63496-63497]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22171]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 9, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United

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States and State of Ohio v. Rutgers Organics Corporation, Civil Action 
No. 4:16-cv-02254.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims of Plaintiff, the 
United States of America, and co-Plaintiff, the State of Ohio, against 
Defendant, Rutgers Organics Corporation (Rutgers), under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, in a Complaint filed 
simultaneously with the lodging of the proposed Consent Decree. Under 
the proposed Decree, Rutgers agrees to complete the cleanup of the 
Nease Chemical Superfund Site (Site) near Salem, Ohio, to restore 
injured natural resources at the Site and nearby areas, and to 
reimburse federal and state agencies their past response and assessment 
costs.
    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 and State of Ohio v. Rutgers Organics 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-608/2. 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: http://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 $150.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) or $31.75 without appendices, payable to the 
United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-22171 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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