[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30422]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and 
Safe Drinking Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 21, 2011, a proposed 
Consent Decree (``proposed Decree'') in United States, et al. v. Town 
of Fort Gay, Civil Action No. 3:09-0855 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
    On September 21, 2009, the United States and the West Virginia 
Department of Environmental Protection and West Virginia Department of 
Health and Human Resources (collectively, ``Plaintiffs'') filed a 
complaint against the Town of Fort Gay, West Virginia (``Defendant'' or 
``Fort Gay'') for permanent injunctive relief and civil penalties under 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-387; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
42 U.S.C. 300f-300j-26; the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act, 
W.Va Code Sec.  22-11-22; and Chapter 16, Article I, Section 9a of the 
West Virginia Code.
    The proposed Decree requires Defendant to comply with certain 
permit requirements, to prepare and submit certain reports, to make 
capital improvements to the Fort Gay waste water collection and 
treatment system and drinking water treatment system (collectively, the 
``Facilities''), and to improve staffing at the Facilities. The 
proposed Decree appoints the County Commission of Wayne County, West 
Virginia as Receiver of the Facilities.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed 
to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States, et al. v. Town of Fort Gay, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09447.
    During the public comment period, the proposed Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed Decree 
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by 
faxing or emailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood: 
[email protected], fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number: (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $20.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or 
fax, please forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree 
Library at the stated address.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-30422 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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