81 FR 76966 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 214 (November 4, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 76966]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26694]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 31, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Connecticut v. Eastgate Plaza, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-01796.
    In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the State of Connecticut, on 
behalf of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental 
Protection (CT DEEP), allege that the defendant, Eastgate Plaza, LLC, 
is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., in connection with 
the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, 
Connecticut. The consent decree is based in part on Eastgate's limited 
financial circumstances. The proposed Consent Decree requires Eastgate 
to, among other things, pay $100,000 toward EPA's and CT DEEP's past 
response costs; provide access to its property to allow for remedial 
actions to take place; institute institutional controls to restrict 
development and excavation of that property; and consent to a judgment 
in the amount of $13.7 million, which will be placed as a lien against 
the property.
    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 and State of Connecticut v. Eastgate 
Plaza, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-11297. 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 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--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $10.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost, including Appendices), payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-26694 Filed 11-3-16; 8:45 am]
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