[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 73206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29052]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act

    On November 23, 2013 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for 
the District of Wyoming in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Bryan 
Pownall, Civil Action No. 13-CV-142-F. The action concerns the public 
water system the defendant, Bryan Pownall (``Defendant'') uses to 
provide water to the Bryan's Place bar and a few trailer homes located 
in Rozet, Campbell County, Wyoming, about 16 miles east of Gillette, 
Wyoming. The Decree resolves the claims alleged in the United States' 
Complaint that Defendant failed to comply with routine monitoring, 
reporting, and other requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and 
the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (``NPDWRs''), two 
administrative compliance orders issued by EPA on May 20, 2010 and July 
24, 2011, and a final order issued by EPA on November 7, 2011 resolving 
an administrative complaint against Defendant. The Decree requires 
Defendant comply with a list of specific regulatory requirements for a 
period of four years, subject to an early termination provision. The 
Decree provides that if Defendant connects the Bryan's Place public 
water system to a new regional water system extended form Gillette, 
Wyoming to Rozet, Wyoming, and provides proof to EPA that Defendant is 
obtaining water from the new regional water system, the Decree can then 
be terminated.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment. 
Comments should be addressed to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United 
States v. Bryan Pownall, D.J. Ref. No. DOJ  90-5-1-1-10737. 
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 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 $4.00 (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. 2013-29052 Filed 12-4-13; 8:45 am]
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