82 FR 45894 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45894-45895]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21040]


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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 22, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Minnesota in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of Cass 
Lake, Civil Action No. 17-4367.
    In this action, the United States brought claims against the City 
of Cass Lake, Minnesota for response costs and injunctive relief 
associated with the release and threatened release of hazardous 
substances from facilities at and near the St. Regis Paper Company 
Superfund Site (``Site'') in Cass Lake, Minnesota, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. (``CERCLA''). The proposed Consent Decree 
requires Defendant to make a payment of $30,000 to reimburse EPA past 
costs at the Site, with the settlement amount based on Defendant's 
limited ability to

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pay. The proposed Consent Decree also requires the City to cooperate 
with EPA and any parties performing cleanup work at the Site and to 
assist with implementing any necessary land use restrictions.
    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. City of Cass Lake, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-06790/3. 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 $17.75 (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 $8.00.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-21040 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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