[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18377]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On July 28, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Nevada in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Nevada,
Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources v. Nevada Department of
Transportation, Civil Action No.3:16-cv-453.
The complaint in this lawsuit involves claims that the Nevada
Department of Transportation (``NDOT'') discharged pollutants from its
municipal separate storm water system into waters of the United States
in violation of its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
Permit. Under the Decree, NDOT will develop and implement programs to
control discharges from construction activity, areas that are
redeveloped or newly developed, and from activities NDOT conducts to
operate and maintain the highway system. NDOT will pay a civil penalty
of $120,000 to be split evenly between the United States and the State
of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. NDOT will
also implement a Real-Time Water Quality Data Availability Supplemental
Environmental Project.
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 and State of Nevada, Dept. of
Conservation and Natural Resources v. Nevada Department of
Transportation D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11031. 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: https://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 $12.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-18377 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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