[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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