Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 39041-39042 [2010-16463]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Notices WISCONSIN MPS) 2220 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 10000480 NEW YORK Albany County Hiram Griggs House, 111 Prospect Terrace, Altamont, 10000483 Fulton County Oppenheim and St. Johnsville Union Society Church, 110 County HWY 108, Crum Creek, 10000485 Herkimer County Sauk County State Bank of Springfield Green, 134 W Jefferson St., Spring Green, 10000463 Request for REMOVAL has been made for the following resources: PENNSYLVANIA Chester County Bridge in Tredyffrin Township Gulph Rd. over Trout Run Port Kennedy, 88000778 Mortonville Bridge Strasburg Rd., Coatesville, 85002392 [FR Doc. 2010–16391 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] Overlook, 1 Overlook Dr., Little Falls, 10000484 BILLING CODE P Schenectady County Rosendale Common School, 2572 Rosendale Rd., Niskayuna, 10000482 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Suffolk County Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act Frank Melville Memorial Park, Old Field Rd between Lake St. and Main St., Setauket, 10000486 PENNSYLVANIA Delaware County Rose Valley Historic District, Roughly bounded by Ridley Creek, Woodward Rd., Providence and Brookhaven Rds. and Todmorden Ln. within Rose Valley Borough, Rose Valley Borough, 10000470 RHODE ISLAND Providence County Pocasset Worsted Company Mill, 75 Pocasset St., Johnston, 10000471 TENNESSEE Carroll County Long Rock Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 340 Long Rock Church Rd., Huntingdon, 10000466 Davidson County Daniel, John Beauregard, House, 3206 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, 10000481 Gibson County Bonds House, 204 S 19th Ave., Humboldt, 10000473 Smith County Fortified Town at the Mouth of Dixon Creek, (Mississippian Cultural Resources of the Central Basin (AD 900—1450) MPS) Rome Rd., 122, Dixon Springs, 10000465 Washington County cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Memorial Stadium, Intersection of E Main St. and Lonnie Lowe Ln., Johnson City, 10000472 Weakley County Varsity Theatre, 104 Oxford St., Martin, 10000464 TEXAS Bexar County Krause House, 8551 Pearsall Rd., San Antonio, 10000469 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Jul 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 Notice is hereby given that, on June 24, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Jim’s Water Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:10–CV–00128– ABJ, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. The proposed Consent Decree will settle the United States’ claims on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) for violations of Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act), 42 U.S.C. 6973, in connection with Defendant’s failure to comply with an Administrative Order issued by EPA requiring Defendant to take certain actions to abate an imminent and substantial endangerment, particularly to wildlife, at its commercial oilfield waste disposal facility, located in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Consent Decree resolves all claims in the Complaint in return for payment by the Defendant of $125,000. Because EPA has determined that the Defendant is now in compliance with the terms of the Administrative Order, the Decree does not require any injunctive relief. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), the public shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed settlement and/or to request that a public meeting be held in the affected area. Accordingly, the Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments on the Consent Decree, or a request for a public meeting, should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39041 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 v. Jim’s Water Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:10–CV–00128–ABJ, D.J. Ref. No. 90–7–1–07997. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming, 2120 Capitol Avenue, J.C. O’Mahoney Federal Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and at the offices of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax number (202) 514–0097, phone number (202) 514–1547. If requesting a copy by mail from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $2.25 ($0.25 per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward the check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address stated above. Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–16395 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Notice is hereby given that on June 16, 2010, a Consent Decree in United States of America, et al. v. JBS Souderton, Inc., Civil Action No. 08– 5999, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The proposed Consent Decree obligates JBS Souderton, Inc. (‘‘JBS’’), a large beef processing and rendering facility located outside of Philadelphia, to re-construct the system that collects wastewater and conveys that wastewater to its wastewater treatment plant. The Consent Decree further obligates JBS to modernize its operation and maintenance by E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 39042 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Notices improving its employee training, its asset management, its recordkeeping, and its computer based monitoring systems. Finally, the Consent Decree requires JBS to pay a civil penalty of $2,000,000, $950,000 of which will be made to the federal government, $950,000 of which will be made to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and $100,000 of which will be made to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are co-plaintiffs to the Consent Decree. The Consent Decree resolves the claims asserted by the federal government in a Complaint filed in December 2008.1 The Complaint alleged that, by discharging pollutants into the navigable waters of the United States, JBS violated Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, and the terms of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit issued by Pennsylvania under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, and Section 202 of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. § 691.202. In particular, the Complaint alleges that, on nine separate occasions, JBS spilled untreated waste into waters of the United States, causing two fish kills. The Complaint further alleges that, on 25 separate occasions, JBS discharged into waters of the United States wastewater that contained pollutants in excess of the effluent limits set by the NPDES permit. And, the Complaint alleges that, during a five-year period, JBS failed to operate and maintain its facility in a manner that would have ensured its compliance with its obligations under federal and state environmental statutes and regulations. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to this proposed 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, Attention: Nancy Flickinger (EES), and should refer to United States, et al. v. JBS Souderton, Inc., Civil Action No. 08–5999, DOJ # 90–5–1–1–09583. 1 Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have intervened in the case. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Jul 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19016. The consent decree also may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 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 $16.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for a full copy) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–16463 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Institute of Corrections Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: The Norval Morris Project Implementation Phase AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice. ACTION: Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement. SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin in September 2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC’s Norval Morris Project by selecting two sites and testing implementation of the concepts and strategies that have been developed over the last four years. The Norval Morris Project is designed to develop models and execute strategies for expediting the application of research-based innovations by addressing specific topics of vital concern to the field of corrections. The project funded under this cooperative agreement will continue and extend the work of the Norval Morris Project and other NIC projects by assisting in the planning and execution of an implementation effort with two selected agencies to address the dual PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 issues of population management and workforce alignment. DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July 30, 2010. Selection of the successful applicant and notification of review results to all applicants: September 30, 2010. ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to Director, National Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 5007, Washington, DC 20534. Applicants are encouraged to use Federal Express, UPS, or similar service to ensure delivery by the due date. Hand delivered applications should be brought to 500 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534. At the front desk, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0 for pickup. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Electronic applications can be submitted only via https:// www.grants.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this announcement and the required application forms can be downloaded from the NIC Web site at https://www.nicic.gov/ cooperativeagreements. All technical or programmatic questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Pamela Davison. She can be reached by calling 1–800–995–6423 ext 0484 or by e-mail at pdavison@bop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Project Goals: The recipient of the award under this cooperative agreement will (1) participate in the implementation planning process by attending 5 meetings, including two meetings at NIC in Washington, DC, two meetings at NIC in Aurora, CO, and the Keystone Group in late September 2010 at a location in Maryland; (2) participate in refining the NIC draft implementation model that includes the full life cycle from preassessment through sustainability and evaluation and incorporates past work of the Norval Morris and other NIC sponsored projects on organizational culture and performance, implementing evidence based practices, and evidence-based decision making; (3) assist NIC in selecting two sites for the intervention test, including assessing readiness for change; (4) assist each site, in concert with NIC, in developing and executing a plan to address issues of population management and workforce alignment; (5) participate in NIC’s evaluation of the project to measure the effectiveness of the implementation phase of the Norval Morris Project. Background: The Norval Morris project is dedicated to the memory of E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2010)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 16, 2010, a Consent Decree in 
United States of America, et al. v. JBS Souderton, Inc., Civil Action 
No. 08-5999, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The proposed Consent Decree obligates 
JBS Souderton, Inc. (``JBS''), a large beef processing and rendering 
facility located outside of Philadelphia, to re-construct the system 
that collects wastewater and conveys that wastewater to its wastewater 
treatment plant. The Consent Decree further obligates JBS to modernize 
its operation and maintenance by

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improving its employee training, its asset management, its 
recordkeeping, and its computer based monitoring systems. Finally, the 
Consent Decree requires JBS to pay a civil penalty of $2,000,000, 
$950,000 of which will be made to the federal government, $950,000 of 
which will be made to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, and $100,000 of which will be made to the Pennsylvania Fish 
and Boat Commission. Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are co-
plaintiffs to the Consent Decree.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims asserted by the federal 
government in a Complaint filed in December 2008.\1\ The Complaint 
alleged that, by discharging pollutants into the navigable waters of 
the United States, JBS violated Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1311, and the terms of a National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit issued by Pennsylvania under 
Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, and Section 202 of 
the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. Sec.  691.202. In 
particular, the Complaint alleges that, on nine separate occasions, JBS 
spilled untreated waste into waters of the United States, causing two 
fish kills. The Complaint further alleges that, on 25 separate 
occasions, JBS discharged into waters of the United States wastewater 
that contained pollutants in excess of the effluent limits set by the 
NPDES permit. And, the Complaint alleges that, during a five-year 
period, JBS failed to operate and maintain its facility in a manner 
that would have ensured its compliance with its obligations under 
federal and state environmental statutes and regulations.
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    \1\ Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 
and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have intervened in the 
case.
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    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to this 
proposed 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, Attention: 
Nancy Flickinger (EES), and should refer to United States, et al. v. 
JBS Souderton, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-5999, DOJ  90-5-1-1-
09583.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 
Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19016. The consent decree 
also may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, 
https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
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 $16.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost for a full copy) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-16463 Filed 7-6-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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