[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 74766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29444]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Oil 
Pollution Act, and the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of 
Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and 
Wildlife Service (``DOI''), together with the State of New York 
Department of Environmental Conservation (``DEC''), reached agreement 
on a proposed settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. and 
Amphenol Corporation regarding natural resource damages arising from 
environmental contamination at the Richardson Hill Site in Sidney and 
Masonville, New York. The settlement will resolve claims under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
the Oil Pollution Act, the Clean Water Act, and applicable state law.
    The settlement will require Honeywell and Amphenol to pay a total 
of $400,000. DOI and DEC will receive $81,210 and $20,000 respectively 
to reimburse assessment costs. The rest of the money, $298,790, will 
fund projects to restore, rehabilitate, replace, and/or acquire the 
equivalent of the natural resources injured at the site, including the 
costs of restoration planning and oversight activities.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to Richardson Hill Settlement Agreement, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11059. 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#18686d7a7b7775757d766c357d7d6b367d766a7c586d6b7c7772367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbdb8afaea2a0a0a8a3b9e0a8a8bee3a8a3bfa98db8bea9a2a7e3aaa2bb">[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 settlement agreement may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the settlement agreement 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 $2.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-29444 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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