Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 57383 [E8-23092]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 192 / Thursday, October 2, 2008 / Notices Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and United States Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior; the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture; and the Environmental Protection Agency will each present a progress report and a schedule of activities on salinity control in the Colorado River Basin. The Council will discuss salinity control activities and the contents of the reports. Public Disclosure Before including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: September 10, 2008. Wayne Xia, Acting Regional Director—UC Region, Bureau of Reclamation. [FR Doc. E8–23106 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed consent decree (the ‘‘Decree’’) in United States and State of Oregon v. Truax Oil, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:08–cv–01063–KI, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. In this action the United States and State of Oregon sought civil penalties for Defendant Truax Oil’s spill of approximately 11,000 gallons of oil from a tanker truck owned and operated by Truax. Truax owns and operates a liquid petroleum transport company based in Corvallis, Oregon. On March 11, 2006, a tanker truck owned and operated by Truax carrying approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline and 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel overturned while traveling on U.S. Highway 5, at Milepost 118, near Roseburg, Oregon. Gasoline and diesel that did not ignite in the ensuing fire spilled into a soil embankment beside the highway and migrated to an unnamed tributary to Roberts Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Umpqua River. Truax’s discharge of gasoline and diesel to the Umpqua River and its tributaries violated the Clean Water Act and Oregon law. Under the VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:52 Oct 01, 2008 Jkt 217001 consent decree, Truax will pay the United States and the State of Oregon civil penalties of $117,500 and $20,000, respectively. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States and State of Oregon v. Truax Oil, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:08–cv–01063– KI, D.J. Ref. 90–5–1–1–09015. The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, 1000 S.W. Third Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204, and at U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. During the public comment period, the consent decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. When requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address. Robert E. Maher, Jr., Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–23092 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Portland Cement Association Notice is hereby given that, on August 14, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Portland Cement PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57383 Association (‘‘PCA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, California Portland Cement Company, Glendale, CA; CPC Terminals, Glendale, AZ; and Arizona Portland Cement Co., Phoenix, AZ have changed their names to CalPortland, Glendale, CA. In addition, MikroPul, Charlotte, NC has become an Associate Member. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and PCA intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 192 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed 
consent decree (the ``Decree'') in United States and State of Oregon v. 
Truax Oil, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-01063-KI, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
    In this action the United States and State of Oregon sought civil 
penalties for Defendant Truax Oil's spill of approximately 11,000 
gallons of oil from a tanker truck owned and operated by Truax. Truax 
owns and operates a liquid petroleum transport company based in 
Corvallis, Oregon. On March 11, 2006, a tanker truck owned and operated 
by Truax carrying approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline and 2,000 
gallons of diesel fuel overturned while traveling on U.S. Highway 5, at 
Milepost 118, near Roseburg, Oregon. Gasoline and diesel that did not 
ignite in the ensuing fire spilled into a soil embankment beside the 
highway and migrated to an unnamed tributary to Roberts Creek, a 
tributary of the South Fork of the Umpqua River. Truax's discharge of 
gasoline and diesel to the Umpqua River and its tributaries violated 
the Clean Water Act and Oregon law. Under the consent decree, Truax 
will pay the United States and the State of Oregon civil penalties of 
$117,500 and $20,000, respectively.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to 
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States and State of Oregon v. Truax Oil, Inc., Civil Action No. 
3:08-cv-01063-KI, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09015.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, 1000 S.W. Third 
Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204, and at U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. During the public comment period, the 
consent decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 
Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. When requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-23092 Filed 10-1-08; 8:45 am]
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