[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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