[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14952]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On June 18, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. New River
Royalty, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00584-JPG-SCW.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties
for discharges of pollutants, in violation of Section 301 of the Clean
Water Act, at property located approximately five miles east of
Johnston City in Williamson County, Illinois. The consent decree
requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay an $820,000
penalty. The consent decree further requires the defendant to perform
offsite mitigation of the harm caused by the violations.
The publication of the 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. New River Royalty, LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-10180. 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, D.C. 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14952 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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