[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26175]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On October 8, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
and the State of Illinois v. The City of Rockford, Illinois, Civil 
Action No. 3:15cv50250.
    The United States and the State of Illinois filed this lawsuit 
under the Clean Water Act and the Illinois Environmental Protection 
Act. The Plaintiffs' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for Rockford's violations of the terms and conditions of its 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for stormwater 
discharges from its municipal separate storm sewer system. The consent 
decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay a 
$329,395.00 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 of America and the State of Illinois v. 
The City of Rockford, Illinois, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09632. 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.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 $118.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy without the exhibits, the cost is $11.00.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-26175 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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