[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75446-75447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30669]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On December 13, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sewer
Authority of the City of Scranton, Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-1873.
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 Clean Water Act and certain terms of the National
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the SSA pursuant
to the CWA, relating to the municipal wastewater treatment plant and
collection system owned and operated by the SSA. The consent decree
requires the defendant to implement a long term control plan to address
combined sewer overflows by December 1, 2037 and to pay a $340,000
civil penalty, 50% to the United States and 50% to the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection.
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. Scranton Sewer Authority, D.J. Ref.
No. 90-5-1-1-08778. 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].
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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 $20.00 (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. 2012-30669 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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