Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 4106 [2010-1397]

Download as PDF 4106 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2010 / Notices on the following Department of Justice Web site, to 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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $43.00 (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. Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–1450 Filed 1–25–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Notice is hereby given that on January 20, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Decree’’) in United States v. Pacific Pipeline Systems, LLC, Civil Action No. CV08–5768 DSF (Ssx) (C.D. Cal.) was lodged with the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The civil action relates to an incident on March 23, 2005, when approximately 3,393 barrels of crude oil were discharged from the ‘‘Line 63’’ pipeline owned by Pacific Pipeline Systems LLC (‘‘Pacific’’). Some of the oil reached Pyramid Lake in the Angeles and Los Padres National Forest. In the civil action the United States sought to obtain civil penalties under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A), and injunctive relief under 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) against Pacific. The proposed Decree would require Pacific to pay $1.3 million as a civil penalty, and to permanently purge and remove all oil from Line 63. However, Pacific is permitted to re-open Line 63 if it first relocates and buries several sections of the line, and institutes an enhanced integrity management program. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:10 Jan 25, 2010 Jkt 220001 mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should reference United States v. Pacific Pipeline Systems, LLC, Civil Action No. CV08– 5768 DSF (Ssx) (C.D. Cal.) and DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–09019. The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 7516, Los Angeles, CA 90012. During the public comment period, the 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 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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.75 (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. Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–1397 Filed 1–25–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Notice is hereby given that on January 19, 2010, a proposed Amended Consent Decree in United States of America v. Stauffer Management Company LLC (successor by merger to Atkemix ThirtySeven, Inc.) Civil Action No. 8:98–cv– 01203–T–27TGW was lodged with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division (‘‘the Court’’). This case was brought under authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. and pertains to the Stauffer Chemical Superfund Site in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida (‘‘the Site’’). The Court entered a Consent Decree on July 23, 1998 (‘‘1998 Decree’’), under which Atkemix Thirty-Seven Inc. (‘‘Atkemix’’) agreed to perform the remedial action at the Site set forth in the Environmental PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Protection Agency’s (‘‘EPA’s’’) 1995 Record of Decision (‘‘1995 ROD’’) and pay the government’s response costs. However, during the first several years of 1995 ROD implementation, it became clear that, while the groundwater remedy was cleaning up the groundwater at the Site, the remedy chosen for the soils and sediments was failing to clean the soils and sediments up to the required performance standards. EPA issued an Amended Record of Decision for the soils and sediments (‘‘2006 ROD’’) while continuing to have Atkemix perform the groundwater cleanup under the 1995 ROD. It then became necessary to amend the 1998 Decree to include the revised soils and sediment cleanup under the 2006 ROD and to address other changes such as the name of the settling defendant. Atkemix merged into Stauffer Management Company LLC in December 2000. According to the Civil Docket, the Court had closed this case on July 24, 1998. However, on January 19, 2010, the Court entered an order granting the motion of the United States to reopen the case and reassign it. The Amended Consent Decree was filed with the Motion to Reopen and is deemed lodged as of January 19, 2010. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Amended 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 of America v. Stauffer Management Company LLC (successor by merger to Atkemix Thirty-Seven, Inc.), D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–1227. The Amended Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SE., Atlanta, GA 30303, ATTN: Elisa Roberts. During the public comment period, the Amended 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 Amended 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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 4106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1397]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 20, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Pacific Pipeline Systems, LLC, 
Civil Action No. CV08-5768 DSF (Ssx) (C.D. Cal.) was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Central District of California.
    The civil action relates to an incident on March 23, 2005, when 
approximately 3,393 barrels of crude oil were discharged from the 
``Line 63'' pipeline owned by Pacific Pipeline Systems LLC 
(``Pacific''). Some of the oil reached Pyramid Lake in the Angeles and 
Los Padres National Forest. In the civil action the United States 
sought to obtain civil penalties under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A), and 
injunctive relief under 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) against Pacific.
    The proposed Decree would require Pacific to pay $1.3 million as a 
civil penalty, and to permanently purge and remove all oil from Line 
63. However, Pacific is permitted to re-open Line 63 if it first 
relocates and buries several sections of the line, and institutes an 
enhanced integrity management program.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 reference 
United States v. Pacific Pipeline Systems, LLC, Civil Action No. CV08-
5768 DSF (Ssx) (C.D. Cal.) and DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09019.
    The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 7516, Los Angeles, CA 
90012. During the public comment period, the 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 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. In 
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $8.75 (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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1397 Filed 1-25-10; 8:45 am]
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