[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24261]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On September 18, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Town of
Swampscott, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-13388-DJC.
In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleges that the defendant Town
of Swampscott 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 small municipal separate storm sewer system permit. The
Consent Decree requires the Town 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 Consent
Decree also requires the payment of a $65,000 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. Town of Swampscott, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-1-1-10994. 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. 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 $12.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), not including Appendices, payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-24261 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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