Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 46287 [2017-21293]
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Corporation, El Paso Natural Gas
Company LLC, and Homestake Mining
Company of California (collectively, the
‘‘mining companies’’) at the San Mateo
Uranium Mine Site in Cibola County,
New Mexico (the ‘‘Site’’). The Site is
largely located within the Cibola
National Forest, which is land managed
by the United States Forest Service
(‘‘USFS’’), a sub-agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(‘‘USDA’’). Pursuant to its authority
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the
USFS issued a unilateral administrative
order (‘‘UAO’’) to the mining companies
requiring them to perform response
actions to address the hazardous
substances at the Site. In 2015, the
mining companies filed a complaint
against the United States under Section
107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, seeking
to recover the response costs incurred
by the mining companies in
implementing the UAO. The United
States filed a counterclaim on behalf of
the USFS, USDA, and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’) against the mining companies
under Sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, for the United
States’ past and future response costs at
the Site.
The proposed Consent Decree would
resolve claims and counterclaims
asserted by the mining companies and
the United States. The United States
will pay $1.595 million to the mining
companies and the mining companies
will pay $25,000 to the EPA Hazardous
Substance Superfund (‘‘Superfund’’).
The United States covenants to not sue
the mining companies under Section
106 or 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606
and 9607, for past and future work by
the mining companies related to
implementation of the UAO or the
United States’ response costs. The
mining companies will be entitled to
protection from contribution actions or
claims under Section 113(f)(2) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2), for
matters addressed in the proposed
Consent Decree. Pursuant to the
proposed Consent Decree, the mining
companies covenant not to bring any
claims against the United States for the
work related to implementation of the
UAO, other response actions, the United
States’ response costs, or the mining
companies’ response costs. The USFS,
USDA, and the United States
Department of Energy, as settling federal
agencies, agree not to assert a claim for
reimbursement from the Superfund with
respect to work related to the
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implementation of the UAO, past
response actions, United States response
costs, or the mining companies’
response costs.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United Nuclear Corp., et al., v.
United States of America, D.J. Ref. No.
90–11–3–11380. 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 ......
pubcomment-ees.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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
proposed 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 $24.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
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of Sections 307 and 308 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1317–1318,
the terms of the City’s National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permit (NPDES permit), federal
pretreatment regulations found at 40
CFR 403, and State laws NRS 445A.500–
530.
The proposed settlement requires the
City to comply with its NPDES permit
issued under the CWA, the federal
pretreatment regulations (40 CFR 403)
and State laws NRS 445A.500–530. The
proposed settlement also requires the
City to submit its recently developed
pretreatment program to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
for final approval and to pay a civil
penalty amount of $385,000 to be
divided equally between the United
States and the State.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division and should
refer to United States and the State of
Nevada v. The City of North Las Vegas,
Civil Action No. 2:17–cv–02508, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11443. 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 .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
During the public comment period,
the proposed Consent Decree may be
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examined and downloaded at this
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Justice Department Web site: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
proposed Consent Decree upon written
request and payment of reproduction
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water costs. Please mail your request and
payment to: Consent Decree Library,
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U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
On September 27, 2017, the
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Please enclose a check or money order
Consent Decree with the United States
for $7.75 (25 cents per page
District Court for the District of Nevada
reproduction cost) payable to the United
in the lawsuit entitled United States and States Treasury.
the State of Nevada v. The City of North
Henry Friedman,
Las Vegas, Civil Action No. 2:17–cv–
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
02508.
Enforcement Section, Environment and
In this action, the United States and
Natural Resources Division.
the State of Nevada filed a complaint
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On September 27, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Nevada in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of Nevada
v. The City of North Las Vegas, Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-02508.
In this action, the United States and the State of Nevada filed a
complaint alleging claims against the City of North Las Vegas (City)
for the City's violations of Sections 307 and 308 of the Clean Water
Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1317-1318, the terms of the City's National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (NPDES permit), federal
pretreatment regulations found at 40 CFR 403, and State laws NRS
445A.500-530.
The proposed settlement requires the City to comply with its NPDES
permit issued under the CWA, the federal pretreatment regulations (40
CFR 403) and State laws NRS 445A.500-530. The proposed settlement also
requires the City to submit its recently developed pretreatment program
to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for final approval
and to pay a civil penalty amount of $385,000 to be divided equally
between the United States and the State.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division
and should refer to United States and the State of Nevada v. The City
of North Las Vegas, Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-02508, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11443. 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 proposed Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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