[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16514]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil 
Pollution Act

    On July 2, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Alaska v. 
Adak Petroleum, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00121-HRH.
    In this action, the United States of America, acting at the request 
of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department 
of the Interior, and the State of Alaska, acting at the request of the 
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Department of Natural 
Resources, the Alaska Department of Law, and the Alaska Department of 
Environmental Conservation, sought recovery of natural resource damages 
from Adak Petroleum, LLC (Adak) pursuant to Section 1002 of the Oil 
Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702 and similar Alaska state provisions. The 
natural resource damages occurred when Adak accidentally released up to 
142,000 gallons of diesel fuel when it was trying to refill a tank in 
its tank farm located in the Aleutian Islands. Under the Consent 
Decree, Adak will perform a restoration project to compensate for the 
injured natural resources, as well as pay all past and future 
assessment and oversight costs to state and federal agencies. In 
return, Adak will receive a covenant-not-to-sue for natural resource 
damages arising from the release.
    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 and State of Alaska v. Adak Petroleum, 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10506. 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 $13 (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. 2013-16514 Filed 7-9-13; 8:45 am]
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