[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 20022] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-10621] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. The Sanitary District of Hammond, et al., Civil Action No. 2:93 CV 225 JM, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on March 24, 1997. This proposed consent decree would resolve the United States' civil claims against the Town of Griffith, Indiana under the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, Griffith will pay a civil penalty of $132,000--to be divided between the United States ($79,200) and the State of Indiana ($52,800)--and perform injunctive relief. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. The Sanitary District of Hammond, et al., Civil Action No. 2:93 CV 225 JM, and the Department of Justice Reference No. 90-5-1-1- 3308A. The proposed consent decree may be examined at Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1001 Main Street, Suite A; Dyer, IN 46311; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 97-10621 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M