[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46702-46703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16885]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On July 11, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sunoco
Pipeline L.P., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00178.
The Complaint against Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (``Defendant'') alleges
claims under sections 301 and 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1311 and 1321, for two separate oil spills from Defendant's facilities
into waters of the United States. The first discharge occurred between
August 20 and August 26, 2009, at Defendant's Barbers Hill Station
located near Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. The second discharge
occurred on or about February 14, 2011, at Defendant's Cromwell Station
located near Cromwell, Oklahoma. The Complaint seeks injunctive relief,
pursuant to section 301(a) and 309(b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and
1319(b), and civil penalties, pursuant to section 311(b) of the CWA, 33
U.S.C. 1321(b).
Under the proposed settlement, Sunoco will perform injunctive
relief at its Barbers Hill Station, Cromwell Station, and 54 additional
facilities that connect to Defendant's pipelines in Texas and Oklahoma
and are otherwise similar to those facilities that experienced the
spills. The proposed Consent Decree also requires Defendant to revise
certain control room procedures and pay an $850,000 civil penalty to
the United States.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments
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should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Sunoco
Pipeline L.P., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10074. 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 $14.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy requested without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is
$11.00.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-16885 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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