[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 20014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08426]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On April 8, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Missouri
Highway Transportation Commission, Civil Action No. 15-4069.
The Complaint alleges that the Missouri Highway Transportation
Commission (MHTC) violated the National Pollution Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit issued to it under of the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1311 et seq., at two highway construction and improvement sites
in Missouri (Highways 54 and 67). Inspections by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency documented numerous violations of the NPDES permit's
stormwater requirements. The proposed Consent Decree requires MHTC to
pay a civil penalty of $750,000 penalty, and to institute certain
procedures and policies to enhance its compliance with stormwater
requirements including: creating a specified stormwater management
structure, implementing a training program, adhering to certain pre-
construction requirements, implementing an enhanced inspection regime,
and improving its stormwater deficiency tracking and correction scheme.
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. Missouri Highway and Transportation
Commission, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10421. 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 $14.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-08426 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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