82 FR 41657 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41657-41658]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18521]


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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 25, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of West Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. PAR 
Industrial Corporation, Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-1703.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims against PAR Industrial 
Corporation (``PAR'' or ``the Defendant'') arising under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
relating to the Par Industries, Inc. Superfund Site, located in Nitro, 
Putnam County, West Virginia. Under the Consent Decree, Defendant will 
endeavor to sell the majority of the property on which the Site is 
located and distribute the proceeds of any sale(s) between the United 
States and

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the Defendant; ninety percent of the first $1 million of sale(s) 
proceeds shall be distributed the United States, and eighty-five 
percent of any additional sales proceeds shall be paid to the United 
States as well. Additionally, the Defendant shall pay $300,000 in cash 
to the United States, payable in three installments over a period of 
three years. The proposed Consent Decree will resolve all CERCLA claims 
alleged in this action by the United States against Defendant. 
Defendant has an inability to pay the United States' full demand.
    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. PAR Industrial Corporation, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-10978. 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 $40.25 (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 $10.50.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-18521 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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