[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 18629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06981]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the
Clean Water Act
On March 21, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
partial consent decree with the United States District Court for the
District of Kansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Unified
Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, et al., Civil
Action No. 13-02141-EFM-KGG.
The United States filed this Clean Water Act lawsuit on behalf of
the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Water
Act in connection with the Unified Government's sewer and storm water
systems. The proposed Partial Consent Decree will require the Unified
Government to implement improved operation and maintenance programs for
the sewer system, perform initial work over the next four years to
address sewer overflows, develop a proposed overflow control plan for
the sewer system by September 2016, and implement an improved Storm
Water Management Plan for the storm water system. The partial
settlement will not resolve the United States' claims for civil
penalties or injunctive relief.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Unified Government of Wyandotte
County and Kansas City, Kansas, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09463.
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 e-mail.......................... [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 Partial 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 Partial 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 $84.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $22.50.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-06981 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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