[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 54653] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-27774] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Inland Steel Company, Civil Action No. 2:96CV-097 JM, was lodged on September 4, 1997 with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. The proposed consent decree settles pending Clean Water Act claims against Inland Steel Company in connection with its Harbor Works steelmaking facility in East Chicago, Indiana. The consent decree settles these claims in exchange for Inland's commitment to comply with the Clean Water Act in the future, a civil penalty of $150,000, and a supplemental environmental project consisting of spill control improvements at fueling stations at the Inland facility. 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, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. Inland Steel Company, Civil Action No. 2:96CV-097 JM, and the Department of Justice Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4282. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1001 Main Street, Suite A, Dyer, Indiana 46311; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604- 3590; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 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, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 97-27774 Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M