[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04131]
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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 22, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree agreed to with defendants Honeywell International Inc.
(``Honeywell'') and Olin Corporation (``Olin'') in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in the
lawsuit entitled United States and State of West Virginia v. Honeywell
International Inc. and Olin Corporation, Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-
00059. The consent decree resolves the United States' claims under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), for the performance of response actions and for payment
of response costs incurred in connection with the release of hazardous
substances at the Hanlin-Allied-Olin Superfund Site, located in
Moundsville, West Virginia. The consent decree also resolves related
claims brought by the State of West Virginia, through the West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection. The complaint filed
concurrently with the consent decree alleges that Honeywell, through
predecessor companies, and Olin owned and operated chemical production
facilities at the Site that were sources of hazardous substances that
contaminated the Site. The proposed consent decree obligates Honeywell
and Olin to pay for all future EPA and WVDEP response costs and
reimburse $534,165 of the United States' past response costs. Honeywell
and Olin will perform the work at the Site pursuant to the proposed
consent decree.
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 and State of West Virginia v. Honeywell
International Inc. and Olin Corporation, Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-
00059, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-12417. 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 consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the consent decree 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 $49.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $8.25.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-04131 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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