[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69502-69503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27982]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 13, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Iowa, Davenport, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Roquette America, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00131-JEG-RAW.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' complaint for civil 
penalties and injunctive relief against Roquette America, Inc., 
associated with its corn-milling facility in Keokuk, Iowa, pursuant to 
sections 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act for violations of

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RAI's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits under 
sections 301 and 402 of the CWA. Under this settlement RAI will pay a 
civil penalty of $4.1 million and perform injunctive relief upgrading 
various portions of the facility. The estimated cost of the injunctive 
relief exceeds $17 million.
    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. Roquette America, Inc. D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-10177. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty 
(30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be 
submitted by either email or 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 for free at the following Department of Justice 
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, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $10.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-27982 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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