83 FR 23937 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 100 (May 23, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23937]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10983]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 16, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Hercules 
LLC, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00062-LGW-RSB.
    The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The complaint seeks 
performance of interim response action at the outfall of the Terry 
Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall Site (``Site'') in Brunswick, 
in Glynn County, Georgia. The outfall is known as ``Operable Unit 1,'' 
one of three operable units at the Site. The complaint also seeks 
recovery of the United States' past response costs and future response 
costs at the Site.
    The proposed consent decree requires defendant Hercules LLC to 
implement the interim remedy selected by EPA for Operable Unit 1, which 
is estimated to cost $4,488,450. The consent decree also requires the 
defendant to pay $153,009.48 in past response costs at the Site, and to 
pay future response costs incurred by the United States in connection 
with this consent decree, as described in the consent decree.
    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. Hercules, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11685. 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 website: 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 $146.25 (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 
$17.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-10983 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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