[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 60461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24284]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On September 27, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
a consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United States v. BP Products North 
America, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-2886.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
for violations of the regulations that govern preparations for 
responding to oil spills at the defendant's petroleum terminal in 
Curtis Bay, Maryland. The consent decree requires the defendant to 
perform injunctive relief and pay a $210,000 civil penalty.
    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. BP Products North America, Inc., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08982. 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:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          To submit comments:                     Send them to:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
By email...............................  [email protected].
By mail................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                          U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                          Washington, DC 20044-7611.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    During the public comment period, the consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $14.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-24284 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P