[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21006]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act

    On August 28, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Omaha 
Tribal Utility Commission, Civil Action No. 8:14-cv-00255.
    This civil action asserts claims for civil penalties and injunctive 
relief against the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and the Omaha Tribal Utility 
Commission (``Defendants'') for alleged violations of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec 300i (``SDWA''); the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C 
1319(a), (b) & (d) (``CWA''); and the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) (``RCRA'') at Defendants' Macy Public 
Water System, Macy Public Wastewater Treatment Facility, and Mother 
Earth Recycling Center (collectively ``Utilities'') serving the towns 
of Macy and Walthill, Nebraska on the Omaha Reservation. The United 
States seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties intended to address 
Defendants' failure to comply with a March 2011 Environmental 
Protection Agency Administrative Order on Consent alleging longstanding 
violations of the SDWA, CWA, and RCRA at the Defendants' Utilities.
    To resolve the United States' claims Defendants will pay a civil 
penalty of $2,000 and implement a number of corrective measures to 
build the Defendants' financial, managerial and technical capacity to 
operate and maintain the Utilities in compliance with statutory and 
regulatory requirements.
    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. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Omaha 
Tribal Utility Commission, Civil Action No. 8:14-cv-00255, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-10496. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public 
meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973.
    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, 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 $17.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-21006 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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