[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24537]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act
On September 28, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States et al.
v. GSP Management Company, et al., Civil Action No. 12-5553.
The Consent Decree resolves alleged violations of the Clean Water
Act and Safe Drinking Water Act at mobile home parks operated by
defendants in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia. The defendants treat
sewage and provide drinking water at a number of its mobile home parks
and illegally discharged sewage, failed to properly operate and
maintain treatment facilities, exceeded federal drinking water
standards for certain pollutants and failed to notify residents about
drinking water problems. The Consent Decree requires payment of a civil
penalty of $1,339,000, hiring a third party environmental consultant to
perform environmental audits at each mobile home park, implementing
corrective measures, conducting regular inspections, and developing a
company-wide environmental management system.
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 et al. v. GSP Management Company, et al.
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10286. 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 email.......................... [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 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 $15.25 for a paper copy
of the Consent Decree without the exhibits, and $52.00 for a paper copy
of the Consent Decree and all exhibits (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. 2012-24537 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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