[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21546]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On August 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Maine in the lawsuit entitled United States of America and State of
Maine v. City of Bangor, Maine, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00350-NT.
In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Maine, on behalf of
the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, allege that the City
of Bangor (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 relating to the
sewer system 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 of America and State of Maine v. City of
Bangor, Maine, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-2883/1. 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 e-mail........................... [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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Mail your request and to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $16.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-21546 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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