[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80070-80071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32001]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
On December 1, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree with Brown County
and the City of Green Bay was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in a case captioned United
States and the State of Wisconsin v. NCR Corp., et al., Case No. 10-C-
910 (E.D. Wis.). The Complaint in that case alleges claims under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-75, against Brown County, the City of
Green Bay, and twelve other defendants concerning polychlorinated
biphenyl contamination at the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Superfund
Site in northeastern Wisconsin (the ``Site'').
If approved by the Court after a public comment period, the
proposed Consent Decree would resolve Brown County's and the City of
Green Bay's potential liability for response costs, response actions,
and natural resource damages associated with the Site, on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Decree. The proposed Consent Decree also
would resolve the United States Government's potential liability for
response costs, response actions, and natural resource damages
associated with the Site under CERCLA. Under the proposed Consent
Decree, Brown County, Green Bay, and the United States would pay a
total of $5.2 million ($350,000 each from Brown County and Green Bay
and $4.5 million from the United States). If the Decree is approved,
the $5.2 million would be paid into a set of Site-specific special
accounts for use in financing future cleanup and natural resource
restoration work at the Site.
In a Federal Register Notice published on December 7, 2010, the
Department of Justice announced its intention to receive comments
relating to the Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from
the date of that publication. 75 FR 76,025 (Dec. 7, 2010). In response
to a number of requests, the Department of Justice is extending that
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public comment period for four weeks, until February 3, 2011. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and mailed either electronically to
[email protected] or in hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611. Comments should
refer to United States and the State of Wisconsin v. NCR Corp., et al.,
Case No. 10-C-910 (E.D. Wis.) and D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1045/3.
The Consent Decree may be examined at: (1) The offices of the
United States Attorney, 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Room 530, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; and (2) the offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree
may also be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing
or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]),
fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a
check in the amount of $11.00 (44 pages at 25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-32001 Filed 12-20-10; 8:45 am]
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