82 FR 37115 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37115]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16695]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 1, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Central 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The 
Bionetics Corporation, Civil Action No. 17-5677.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for 
the recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to 
releases of hazardous substances at certain Installation Restoration 
Program (IRP) Sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara 
County, California. The consent decree requires the defendant The 
Bionetics Corporation to pay $219,000 to the United States. In return, 
the United States agrees not to sue the defendant under sections 106 
and 107 of CERCLA at certain IRP Sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
    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. The Bionetics Corporation, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-10477/4. 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, D.C.
                                             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 $5.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-16695 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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