[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15311]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On June 23, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Pennsylvania, Middle District, in a lawsuit entitled United States
v. D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-01252.
The proposed Consent Decree will resolve Clean Water Act claims
alleged in this action by the United States against D.G. Yuengling and
Son, Inc. (``Defendant'') for violations of the terms and conditions of
industrial user pretreatment permits issued pursuant to an approved
pretreatment program under the Clean Water Act for two brewery
facilities, referred to as the Old Brewery and New Brewery, owned and
operated by Defendant. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants
will perform injunctive relief including: (1) Development and
implementation of a an environmental management system and third-party
environmental compliance auditing; (2) constructing a comprehensive
pretreatment system for the Old Brewery facility; (3) optimizing and
improving operation and maintenance of the pretreatment system at the
New Brewery facility; (4) development and implementation of a
communication and notification plan; (5) hiring certified wastewater
treatment operators; (6) implementing an electronic notification
violation system; and (7) implementing a violation response process. In
addition, Defendant will pay a $2.8 million civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States v.
D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10971. 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 proposed Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed 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 $20.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the proposed Consent Decree payable to the
United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the appendices, the
cost is $13.75.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15311 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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