Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act, 49680 [2017-23259]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
To submit
comments:
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Oil
Pollution Act
On October 19, 2017, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts in the lawsuit
entitled United States, et al. v.
Bouchard Transportation Company,
Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:17–cv–
12046–NMG.
The proposed Consent Decree will
settle claims of the United States (on
behalf of the Department of Commerce/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the Department of
the Interior/Fish and Wildlife Service),
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and the State of Rhode Island for
injuries to birds (other than piping
plover) under the Oil Pollution Act, 33
U.S.C. 2701, et seq., (‘‘Trustees’’) against
Bouchard Transportation Company,
Inc., and related companies
(‘‘Defendants’’), caused by an oil spill
from the tank barge Bouchard No. 120
which occurred in April 2003 in
Buzzards Bay. Under the proposed
Consent Decree, the Defendants will pay
$13,300,000 to the Trustees as damages
for injuries to wildlife resources, as
defined in the Consent Decree. The
payment will be used to plan for and
implement the restoration,
rehabilitation, replacement, or
acquisition of the equivalent of the
damaged resources. In addition, the
Defendants acknowledge payment of
almost $3,500,000 to the Trustees for
reimbursement of their assessment
costs. The proposed Consent Decree is
the second settlement between the
Trustees and the Defendants for injuries
to natural resources caused by the oil
spill. Under the first settlement, entered
by the District Court in 2011, the
Defendants paid the Trustees $6,076,393
for injuries to other natural resources
caused by the oil spill.
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, et al. v. Bouchard
Transportation Company, Inc., et al.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–08159/1. 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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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 $22.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the
United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant 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 Oil
Pollution Act
On October 19, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts in the lawsuit entitled United
States, et al. v. Bouchard Transportation Company, Inc., et al., Civil
Action No. 1:17-cv-12046-NMG.
The proposed Consent Decree will settle claims of the United States
(on behalf of the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the Department of the Interior/Fish and
Wildlife Service), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the State of
Rhode Island for injuries to birds (other than piping plover) under the
Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., (``Trustees'') against
Bouchard Transportation Company, Inc., and related companies
(``Defendants''), caused by an oil spill from the tank barge Bouchard
No. 120 which occurred in April 2003 in Buzzards Bay. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, the Defendants will pay $13,300,000 to the
Trustees as damages for injuries to wildlife resources, as defined in
the Consent Decree. The payment will be used to plan for and implement
the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent of the damaged resources. In addition, the Defendants
acknowledge payment of almost $3,500,000 to the Trustees for
reimbursement of their assessment costs. The proposed Consent Decree is
the second settlement between the Trustees and the Defendants for
injuries to natural resources caused by the oil spill. Under the first
settlement, entered by the District Court in 2011, the Defendants paid
the Trustees $6,076,393 for injuries to other natural resources caused
by the oil spill.
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, et al. v. Bouchard Transportation
Company, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08159/1. 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............................ [email protected].
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 $22.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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