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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28520]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

    On December 2, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Cotter 
Corporation (N.S.L.) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Civil Action 
No. 24-cv-1593.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and 
the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) for 
response costs incurred, and to be incurred, by the United States Army 
Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and Department of Defense for their 
removing contamination from uranium ore or residue processing materials 
at certain portions of the North St. Louis County Superfund Site in 
Missouri. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Cotter Corporation, 
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and the United States will pay a 
combined total of nearly $164,000,000 in past and future response costs 
for costs associated with the above activities. In return, the proposed 
Consent Decree provides Cotter, Norfolk Southern, and the United States 
with a covenant not to sue or take administrative action under section 
107(a) of CERCLA for any costs associated with the above activities at 
the North St. Louis County Site, as well as contribution protection 
under section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA.
    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 v. Cotter Corporation (N.S.L.) and 
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-08259/3. 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 e-mail...........................  [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 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 proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by 
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting 
comments.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-28520 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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