[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16282]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On July 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Kansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kansas Department of
Transportation, Civil Action No. 13-cv-04069.
The consent decree resolves the United States' complaint for civil
penalties and injunctive relief against the Kansas Department of
Transportation (``KDOT'') relating to four separate road-building
projects. The complaint alleged violations of Section 301(a) and 402 of
the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), which prohibits the discharge of
pollutants to waters of the United States unless authorized by an NPDES
permit. Under the terms of the settlement, KDOT will pay a civil
penalty of $477,500 to the United States. KDOT will also implement a
variety of injunctive relief measures, which are above and beyond what
is required by their NPDES construction storm water permit regarding
personnel, training, maintenance, and contract specifications.
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. Kansas Department of Transportation,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10420. 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 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-16282 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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