[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28775-28776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11377]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On May 13, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Cemex
Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:14-
cv-01386.
This settlement resolves the United States' claims against
Defendants Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc. for
Defendants' violations of the Clean Water Act, the Act's implementing
regulations, and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(``NPDES'') Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges
Associated with Industrial Activities, at eighteen ready-mix concrete
facilities owned and/or operated by Defendants in Puerto Rico.
The proposed Consent Decree will require Defendants to implement
comprehensive injunctive relief to ensure that all active ready-mix
concrete facilities comply with the Clean Water Act and applicable
NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit. The injunctive relief includes
conducting hydrology and hydraulic studies, implementing stormwater
compliance plans that incorporate the results of facility-specific
engineering analysis reports, establishing new sampling points,
improving best management practices, and providing enhanced training
and new environmental compliance personnel at the active facilities.
The cost of implementing this injunctive relief is approximately $1.8
million. In addition, Defendants will pay a $360,000 civil penalty and
implement a supplemental environmental project, which involves donating
for
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conservation 401 acres of land valued at approximately $2.36 million.
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. Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de
Puerto Rico, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10430. 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 $18.50 (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 $14.50.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-11377 Filed 5-16-14; 8:45 am]
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