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Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Publication: Federal Register Department: Department of Justice Byline: Henry Friedman Date: 27 March 2023 Subjects: American Government  , The Environment, Roads & Highways
Topic: Betteroads Asphalt |
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18185-18186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06230]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On March 21, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Settlement Agreement entered into with Betteroads Asphalt, LLC
(``Betteroads'') in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC, Case No. 17-04156-
ESL11. Betteroads is a potentially responsible party under section
107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), at the PROTECO Superfund
Site located Penuelas, Puerto Rico (the ``Site''). Under the Settlement
Agreement, the United States, on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), will have an allowed claim
in the amount of $1,095,567. This allowed claim will be paid as a Class
6 General Unsecured Claim under the terms of the First Amended Plan of
Reorganization. EPA has provided a covenant not to file a civil action
or take administrative action against Betteroads pursuant to sections
106 or 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 9607, with respect to the Site.
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 In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC, Case No. 17-04156-ESL11,
D.J. Ref. No.
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90-11-3-12289. All comments must be submitted no later than 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............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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 website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $3.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06230 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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