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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29476]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    On December 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in United States v. Arnet Realty Company, L.L.C., Old 
Bridge Minerals, Inc., and HB Warehousing, LLC, Inc., (``Defendants'') 
Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-11009 (D.N.J.).
    The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), filed a Complaint against the Defendants under sections 106 
and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. In the Complaint, 
the United States seeks (1) reimbursement of costs incurred and to be 
incurred by EPA and the Department of Justice for response actions at 
the CPS/Madison Superfund Site (``Site'') in Old Bridge Township, New 
Jersey, together with accrued interest, and (2) performance by the 
Defendants of response actions at the Site consistent with the National 
Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part 300. The proposed Consent Decree requires 
the Defendants to perform certain aspects of the Remedial Design and 
Remedial Action (``RD/RA'') for Operable Unit 1 and the RD/RA for 
Operable Unit 3 of the Site, which are estimated to cost approximately 
$14 million, and to pay EPA's future costs associated with oversight of 
that work. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the United States agrees 
not to sue the Defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, for the work that Defendants have agreed to 
perform.
    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. Arnet Realty Company, L.L.C., et al., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1525/3. 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 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 proposed 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 proposed consent decree upon email request to [email protected].

Eric D. Albert,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-29476 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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