[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 2442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00522]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On January 9, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of New Hampshire in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Charles A.
DiDonato, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-58-JD. In the filed complaint, the
United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), alleges that Charles A. DiDonato is liable under Section 107
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for past response costs EPA incurred to
respond to releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances
into the environment at or from the New Hampshire Dioxane Site located
in Atkinson and Hampstead, New Hampshire. The proposed consent decree
requires Mr. DiDonato to pay $1,700,000, with interest, to EPA, in
settlement of the United States' claim for past response costs against
Mr. DiDonato.
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. Charles A. DiDonato, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11469/1. 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 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 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 $4.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-00522 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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