83 FR 25493 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 25493]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11795]


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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 24, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Stevens, Civil Action 
No. 2:18-cv-00402-PMW.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
United States' complaint names J. Daniel Stevens, in his capacity as 
trustee of the Fifam Trust, as defendant. The complaint requests 
recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to 
releases of hazardous substances at the North Salt Lake HazMat Site in 
Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Stevens, on behalf of the Fifam Trust, agrees 
to sell the Site property and to pay 75% of the net proceeds to the EPA 
Hazardous Substance Superfund in reimbursement of the United States' 
response costs. The United States will pay $302,950 to the EPA 
Hazardous Substance Superfund to resolve the alleged liability of the 
Department of Defense, the Defense Logistics Agency, and DLA 
Disposition Services. Under the consent decree, the United States 
agrees not to sue Mr. Stevens or the Fifam Trust under sections 106 or 
107 of CERCLA regarding the Site, and Mr. Stevens and the Fifam Trust 
agree not to sue the United States with respect to the Site. Mr. 
Stevens, the Fifam Trust, the Department of Defense, the Defense 
Logistics Agency, and DLA Disposition Services will receive protection 
against contribution claims under CERCLA with respect to the Site.
    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. Stevens, D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-11-3-11588, 
90-11-6-20789. 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 $16.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-11795 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
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