Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 4168 [2013-01054]
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 14, 2013.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On January 3, 2013, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Oregon in the
lawsuit entitled United States v. Granite
Construction Company, No. 3:13–cv–
00012–ST. The proposed Consent
Decree entered into by the United States
and the company resolves the United
States’ claims against Granite for civil
penalties and injunctive relief pursuant
to the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319.
Under the terms of the Consent Decree,
Granite will pay the United States a
civil penalty of $735,000, for excessive
discharges of stormwater pollutants into
tributaries of the Yaquina River. These
discharges occurred during the
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construction of the Highway 20
expansion project from Pioneer
Mountain to Eddyville. In addition,
Granite Construction has agreed to
implement a new stormwater control
training program for its Oregon-based
supervisors to prevent future failures.
The company will ensure that all of its
on-site managers are trained in
stormwater control and that a special
stormwater pollution control manager is
assigned to all of its Oregon
construction sites.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Granite Construction
Company, DJ Ref. No. 90–5–1–10539.
All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email ...
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
By mail .....
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the consent decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $8.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On January 10, 2013, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
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Decree with the United States District
Court for the Central District of
California in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Pacific Gas & Electric
Company, Civil Action No. EDCV13–
00074–VAP(OPx).
The United States filed this lawsuit
on behalf of the Department of the
Interior under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA). The
complaint requests recovery of costs
that the United States incurred
responding to releases of hazardous
substances at the Pacific Gas & Electric
Topock Gas Compressor Station Site,
located approximately 15 miles
southeast of Needles, California, in San
Bernadino County. The complaint also
seeks injunctive relief. Under the
proposed Consent Decree the defendant
PG&E agrees to pay the United States’
response costs incurred and to be
incurred in connection with the
response actions at the Site and to
perform the groundwater remedial
action that the Department of Interior
selected for the site. In return, the
United States agrees not to sue the
defendant PG&E under sections 106 and
107 of CERCLA.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Pacific Gas & Electric
Company, Civil Action No. EDCV13–
00074–VAP (OPx) (USDC C.D. Cal.), D.J.
Ref. No. 90–11–3–07240/4. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email ...
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
By mail .....
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the Consent Decree
upon written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $63.25 (25 cents per page
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On January 3, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Oregon in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Granite Construction
Company, No. 3:13-cv-00012-ST. The proposed Consent Decree entered into
by the United States and the company resolves the United States' claims
against Granite for civil penalties and injunctive relief pursuant to
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319. Under the terms of the Consent
Decree, Granite will pay the United States a civil penalty of $735,000,
for excessive discharges of stormwater pollutants into tributaries of
the Yaquina River. These discharges occurred during the construction of
the Highway 20 expansion project from Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville. In
addition, Granite Construction has agreed to implement a new stormwater
control training program for its Oregon-based supervisors to prevent
future failures. The company will ensure that all of its on-site
managers are trained in stormwater control and that a special
stormwater pollution control manager is assigned to all of its Oregon
construction sites.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Granite Construction Company, DJ Ref.
No. 90-5-1-10539. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty
(30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email.......................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail........................... Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $8.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-01054 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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