[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25713-25714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10436]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On April 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts
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in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of Lawrence,
Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-11743-RGS.
In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleges that the defendant City
of Lawrence (``the City'') violated the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33
U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and applicable regulations relating to the City's
failure to comply with its National Pollution Discharge System and
small municipal separate storm sewer system permits owned and operated
by the City. The Consent Decree requires the City to undertake various
measures to study and correct the problems causing the permit
violations in order to achieve compliance with the CWA and applicable
regulations.
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. City of Lawrence, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11060. 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 $14.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), not including Appendices, payable to the United
States Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment &
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-10436 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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