Public Comment Notice on Proposed Hazardous Waste Cleanup Settlement for Middletown Works
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This notice opens a 30-day public comment period on a proposed court settlement that would require Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, formerly AK Steel, to finish cleanup actions at seven areas in and around its Middletown Works steel facility in Middletown, Ohio. The settlement addresses hazardous waste releases under federal waste law and would close the last unresolved claim in a case that began in 2001. Businesses, local residents, environmental groups, and other interested parties may review the proposed agreement and submit comments to the Justice Department by email or mail.
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Key Changes
- Opens a 30-day public comment period on the proposed settlement
- Requires Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation to complete corrective cleanup actions at seven areas in and around the Middletown Works facility
- Would resolve the last remaining claim in the long-running hazardous waste case
Obligations
What this law requires
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, formerly AK Steel Corporation, must complete corrective actions at seven areas in and around the Middletown Works steel production facility in Middletown, Ohio, as required by the proposed Consent Decree under RCRA Section 3008(h).
Any person or entity submitting public comments on the proposed Consent Decree must submit the comments no later than 30 days after the publication date of the notice.
Public comments on the proposed Consent Decree should be addressed to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and must refer to United States et al. v. AK Steel Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-2189/4.
Public comments must be submitted either by email to [email protected] or by mail to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.