[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9866-9867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02786]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 5, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Indiana v. 1500 South Tibbs LLC, Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-235.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought by the United 
States and the State of Indiana under sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607 against 1500 South Tibbs LLC 
(``Defendant'') seeking reimbursement of response costs and performance 
of remedial measures with respect to Reilly Tar and Chemical Superfund 
Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Consent Decree requires Defendant to 
pay the United States a total of $112,805.24 for EPA's response costs, 
pay the State a total of $21,061.53 for its past response costs, pay 
future response costs incurred by the United States and the State, and 
perform the remedial ``Work'' defined in the Scope of Work, attached to 
the Consent Decree as Attachment A. The Work consists of designing and 
implementing a revised Operable Unit 1 (OU1) remedy for the treatment 
of groundwater underneath the Site and to continue operating and 
maintaining the remedies for contamination at the other Operable Units.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and State of Indiana v. 1500 South 
Tibbs LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1028/2. 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............................  <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51212433323e3c3c343f257c3434227f343f2335112422353e3b7f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3646435455595b5b5358421b535345185358445276434552595c18515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. If you require assistance 
accessing the consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Patricia A. McKenna,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02786 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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