[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 31922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13602]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On May 27, 2015, 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. F&R Contractors
Corp. and F&R Contractors LLC, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-01666.
This settlement resolves the United States' allegations that
Defendants F&R Contractors Corp. and F&R Contractors LLC violated the
Clean Water Act (``Act'') and its implementing regulations and permits
at three construction sites in Puerto Rico operated by the Defendants.
The United States' claims against Defendants allege the: (1) Discharge
of stormwater pollutants to waters of the United States without the
requisite National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit, in
violation of Section 301 of the Act; and (2) failure to implement the
conditions of the Federal Construction General Permit, issued pursuant
to Section 402 of the Act, for the discharge of stormwater pollutants
from construction sites. This settlement is binding on both Defendants
and F&R Construction Group, Inc., a voluntary party to the proposed
Consent Decree (collectively, ``the Settling Parties'').
The proposed Consent Decree will require the Settling Parties to
implement comprehensive injunctive relief to ensure compliance with the
Clean Water Act and applicable permit requirements at all construction
sites operated by the Settling Parties. The injunctive relief includes
creating key company-wide and site-specific staffing positions to
oversee and implement a stormwater compliance program, adopting
companywide practices to hold pre-construction meetings and
inspections, and providing comprehensive stormwater compliance training
for employees and contractors with operational responsibilities at a
construction site. The Settling Parties will also pay a $500,000 civil
penalty.
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. F&R Contractors Corp. and F&R
Contractors LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09628. 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, D.C. 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $27.25 (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 $15.50.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-13602 Filed 6-3-15; 8:45 am]
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