82 FR 40020 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40020-40021]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17784]


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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 16, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the District Court of the Southern District of New 
York in a lawsuit entitled United States v. Monroe Iron & Metal Co., 
Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 17-6217.
    In this action the United States seeks, as provided under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 
recovery of response costs from three parties regarding the Port 
Refinery Superfund Site (``Site'') in the Village of Rye Brook, New 
York. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims 
and requires the Monroe Iron & Metal Co., Inc., Ocanna, Inc., and 
Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. to pay, in aggregate, $151,503 in 
reimbursement of the United States' past response costs regarding the 
Site.
    The publication of this notice opens the 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 v. Monroe Iron & Metal Co., Inc. et al., 
Civil Action No. 17-6217, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-1142/2. All comments must 
be submitted no later than 30 days after the publication date

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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: http://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 email 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 $6.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-17784 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am]
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