82 FR 61328 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-27817

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61328-61329]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27817]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 20, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States 
v. Honeywell International Inc. and Onondaga County, New York, Civil 
Action No. 5:17-cv-01364-FJS-DEP.
    The proposed Decree resolves claims under Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), against Honeywell International Inc. 
(``Honeywell'') and Onondaga County (``County'') (collectively the 
``Defendants'') for natural resource damages resulting from the 
releases of hazardous substances at or from the Defendants' facilities 
at the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site, located in the City of Syracuse, 
New York. The proposed Decree provides that Honeywell will (1) 
implement and maintain 20 restoration projects to restore and protect 
wildlife habitat and water quality, and increase recreational 
opportunities at Onondaga Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future 
restoration projects to be undertaken by the Trustees; (3) pay 
$500,000.00 toward stewardship activities to protect and maintain 
restoration projects; and (4) pay $750,000.00 for Trustees' future 
oversight costs. The proposed Decree also requires that the County will 
operate, repair, maintain, and monitor five of these restoration 
projects located on or adjacent to County parklands for 25 years. The 
Defendants' work and payment obligations under the Decree total more 
than $26 million.
    Appendix A to the proposed Decree is the Final Onondaga Lake 
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Environmental 
Assessment (``RP/EA'') issued in August 2017. The RP/EA describes the 
natural resource injuries and associated losses and outlines the 20 
restoration projects. The plan also includes responses to oral and 
written comments received from the public on the draft plan during a 
90-day public comment period, which included four public meetings and 
one public hearing held during the spring 2017. The final RP/EA is 
available at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/onondaga.htm
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Honeywell International Inc. and 
Onondaga County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-08348/1. 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 proposed Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the 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 $93.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy of the Decree without the appendices the cost is $12.75.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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Dated: December 20, 2017. General, Environment and Natural against Honeywell International Inc.
Beth A. Williams, Resources Division and refer to United (‘‘Honeywell’’) and Onondaga County
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal States and Commonwealth of (‘‘County’’) (collectively the
Policy. Pennsylvania Department of ‘‘Defendants’’) for natural resource
[FR Doc. 2017–27885 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] Environmental Protection v. City of damages resulting from the releases of
BILLING CODE 4410–BB–P Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11135. hazardous substances at or from the
All comments must be submitted no Defendants’ facilities at the Onondaga
later than thirty (30) days after the Lake Superfund Site, located in the City
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE publication date of this notice. of Syracuse, New York. The proposed
Comments may be submitted either by Decree provides that Honeywell will (1)
Notice of Lodging of Proposed email or by mail: implement and maintain 20 restoration
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water projects to restore and protect wildlife
Act To submit comments: Send them to: habitat and water quality, and increase
recreational opportunities at Onondaga
On December 20, 2017, the By email .................... pubcomment- Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future
Department of Justice lodged a proposed ees.enrd@
restoration projects to be undertaken by
Consent Decree with the United States usdoj.gov.
the Trustees; (3) pay $500,000.00 toward
District Court for the Eastern District of By mail ...................... Assistant Attorney
General, stewardship activities to protect and
Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled
U.S. DOJ–ENRD, maintain restoration projects; and (4)
United States and Commonwealth of
P.O. Box 7611, pay $750,000.00 for Trustees’ future
Pennsylvania Department of
Washington, DC oversight costs. The proposed Decree
Environmental Protection (PADEP) v. 20044–7611. also requires that the County will
City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil
operate, repair, maintain, and monitor
Action No. 17–cv–5684. In a civil action During the public comment period, five of these restoration projects located
filed on December 19, 2017, under the Consent Decree may be examined on or adjacent to County parklands for
Section 309(d) of the Clean Water Act and downloaded at this Justice 25 years. The Defendants’ work and
and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Department website: https:// payment obligations under the Decree
Law, Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. total more than $26 million.
amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1–691.1001, We will provide a paper copy of the Appendix A to the proposed Decree is
the United States, on behalf of the Consent Decree upon written request the Final Onondaga Lake Natural
Environmental Protection Agency, and and payment of reproduction costs. Resource Damage Assessment
PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated Please mail your request and payment Restoration Plan and Environmental
its National Pollutant Discharge to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ– Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) issued in August
Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 2017. The RP/EA describes the natural
and the Clean Water Act and 20044–7611. resource injuries and associated losses
Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by Please enclose a check or money order and outlines the 20 restoration projects.
failing to develop and implement an for $23.25 (25 cents per page The plan also includes responses to oral
adequate Long Term Control Plan reproduction cost) payable to the United and written comments received from the
(‘‘LTCP’’), violating effluent limits, States Treasury. public on the draft plan during a 90-day
failing to comply with the Nine
Robert Brook, public comment period, which included
Minimum Control Requirements, and
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental four public meetings and one public
discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In
Enforcement Section, Environment and hearing held during the spring 2017.
the Complaint, the United States and
Natural Resources Division. The final RP/EA is available at http://
PADEP sought injunctive relief and
[FR Doc. 2017–27816 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/
penalties.
onondaga.htm
The proposed Consent Decree BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
The publication of this notice opens
resolves the claims alleged in the
a period for public comment on the
Complaint, and requires the City to take
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE proposed Decree. Comments should be
specified actions designed to achieve
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
compliance with the Clean Water Act,
Notice of Lodging of Proposed General, Environment and Natural
Clean Streams Law, and the City’s
Consent Decree Under The Resources Division, and should refer to
NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent
Comprehensive Environmental United States v. Honeywell
Decree requires the City to submit an
Response, Compensation and Liability International Inc. and Onondaga
Amended Long Term Control Plan in
Act County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
accordance with the schedules
3–08348/1. All comments must be
contained in the Decree. In addition, On December 20, 2017, the
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
City must pay a civil penalty of Department of Justice lodged a proposed
after the publication date of this notice.
$135,000, to be split equally between consent decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the
Comments may be submitted either by
the United States and PADEP, and the United States District Court for the
email or by mail:
City must complete a Supplemental Northern District of New York in the
Environmental Project designed to lawsuit entitled United States v. To submit
improve water quality in the Conestoga Honeywell International Inc. and Send them to:
comments:
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River. The SEP involves daylighting a Onondaga County, New York, Civil
stream in the City of Lancaster, Action No. 5:17–cv–01364–FJS–DEP. By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
identified as Groff’s Run.23. The proposed Decree resolves claims usdoj.gov.
The publication of this notice opens under Section 107(a) of the By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
a period for public comment on the Comprehensive Environmental U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC
Consent Decree. Please address Response, Compensation, and Liability 20044–7611.
comments to the Assistant Attorney Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),

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During the public comment period, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comment if necessary during the review
the proposed Decree may be examined Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant process.
and downloaded at this Justice Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Dated: December 20, 2017.
Department website: https:// U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Beth A. Williams,
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
We will provide a paper copy of the DC 20530; telephone (202) 532–4465. Policy.
Decree upon written request and
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payment of reproduction costs. Please
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mail your request and payment to:
provides special procedures for federal
Consent Decree Library U.S. DOJ–ENRD
habeas corpus review of cases brought
P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–
7611. by prisoners in State custody who are DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Please enclose a check or money order subject to capital sentences. These
for $93.75 (25 cents per page special procedures may be available to Employment and Training
reproduction cost) payable to the United a State only if the Attorney General of Administration
States Treasury. For a paper copy of the the United States has certified that the
State has established a qualifying Large Residential Washers (LRWs)
Decree without the appendices the cost
is $12.75. mechanism for the appointment, AGENCY: Employment and Training
compensation, and payment of Administration (ETA), Labor.
Robert E. Maher, Jr., reasonable litigation expenses of
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental ACTION: Publication of summary of the
competent counsel in State
Enforcement Section, Environment and Department of Labor’s report on the
postconviction proceedings for indigent
Natural Resources Division. investigation.
capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265;
[FR Doc. 2017–27817 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 28 CFR part 26. SUMMARY: Section 224(b) of the Trade
BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
On November 16, 2017, the Act of 1974 (‘‘Trade Act’’) requires the
Department of Justice, Office of Legal United States Department of Labor
Policy published a notice in the Federal (‘‘Department’’) to publish in the
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Register (82 FR 53529, OLP Docket No. Federal Register a summary of each
Notice of Request for Certification of 166, Document No. 2017–24873, report that it submits to the President
Arizona Capital Counsel Mechanism available at https:// under section 224(a) of the Trade Act.
OLP Docket No. 166 www.federalregister.gov/documents/ Set forth below is a summary of the
2017/11/16/2017-24873/notice-of- report that the Department submitted to
AGENCY: Department of Justice. request-for-certification-of-arizona- the President on December 19, 2017, on
ACTION: Notice. capital-counsel-mechanism), advising investigation No. TA–201–76, Large
the public of Arizona’s request for Residential Washers. The Department
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
certification, dated April 18, 2013, and conducted the investigation under
that the State of Arizona has provided
requesting public comment regarding section 224(a) following notification by
additional information regarding its
that request. The Department also sent the International Trade Commission
request for certification of its capital
a letter to Arizona, dated November 16, (‘‘Commission’’), as required by section
counsel mechanism by the Attorney
2017, asking whether the State wished 202(a)(3) of the Trade Act that a petition
General, and that the period to submit
to supplement or update that request. was filed alleging that LRWs are being
public comment to the Department of
Justice regarding Arizona’s request has This notice advises the public that the imported into the United States in such
been extended to 60 days from the date State of Arizona has submitted increased quantities as to be a
of publication of this notice. additional information in regard to its substantial cause of serious injury, or
prior request for certification. Public threat thereof, to the domestic industry
DATES: Written and electronic comments
comment is solicited regarding producing an article like or directly
must be submitted on or before February
Arizona’s request, and the comment competitive with the imported article.
26, 2018. Comments received by mail
period has been extended to 60 days DATES: December 19, 2017: Transmittal
will be considered timely if they are
postmarked on or before that date. The from the date of this notice. Arizona’s of the Department’s report to the
electronic Federal Docket Management request and supporting materials may be President.
System (FDMS) will accept comments viewed at https://www.justice.gov/olp/ ADDRESSES: United States Department of
until Midnight Eastern Time at the end pending-requests-final-decisions. Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
of that day. Two comments (from a single Washington, DC 20210. The public
ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling commenter) received by the Department report may be viewed on the
of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket in response to the Department’s Department’s website at https://
No. OLP 166’’ on all electronic and November 16, 2017 notice requested the www.doleta.gov/tradeact.
written correspondence. The comment period be extended from 60 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department encourages that all days to 180 days or, in the alternative, Norris Tyler, Administrator, Office of
comments be submitted electronically to extend the comment period by a Trade Adjustment Assistance,
through http://www.regulations.gov lesser amount in light of supplemental Employment and Training
using the electronic comment form information submitted by the State of Administration, U.S. Department of
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provided on that site. Paper comments Arizona. The Department declines at Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
that duplicate the electronic submission this time to extend the comment period Washington, DC 20210; Telephone:
should not be submitted. Individuals to 180 days, but, as noted, has extended (202) 693–3560 (this is not a toll-free
who wish to submit written comments the deadline for public comment until number). The media should contact
may send those to the contact listed in 60 days from the date of publication of Egan Reich, Office of Public Affairs, on
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT this notice. Further, the Department (202) 693–4960, or reich.egan@dol.gov.
section immediately below. may choose to solicit additional public Congressional inquiries may be directed

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 61328