Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 61328 [2017-27816]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices
Dated: December 20, 2017.
Beth A. Williams,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
Policy.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On December 20, 2017, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled
United States and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP) v.
City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil
Action No. 17–cv–5684. In a civil action
filed on December 19, 2017, under
Section 309(d) of the Clean Water Act
and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams
Law, Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as
amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1–691.1001,
the United States, on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and
PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated
its National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit
and the Clean Water Act and
Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by
failing to develop and implement an
adequate Long Term Control Plan
(‘‘LTCP’’), violating effluent limits,
failing to comply with the Nine
Minimum Control Requirements, and
discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In
the Complaint, the United States and
PADEP sought injunctive relief and
penalties.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the claims alleged in the
Complaint, and requires the City to take
specified actions designed to achieve
compliance with the Clean Water Act,
Clean Streams Law, and the City’s
NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent
Decree requires the City to submit an
Amended Long Term Control Plan in
accordance with the schedules
contained in the Decree. In addition,
City must pay a civil penalty of
$135,000, to be split equally between
the United States and PADEP, and the
City must complete a Supplemental
Environmental Project designed to
improve water quality in the Conestoga
River. The SEP involves daylighting a
stream in the City of Lancaster,
identified as Groff’s Run.23.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Please address
comments to the Assistant Attorney
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General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division and refer to United
States and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection v. City of
Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11135.
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 website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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 $23.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
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
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On December 20, 2017, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
Northern District of New York in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Honeywell International Inc. and
Onondaga County, New York, Civil
Action No. 5:17–cv–01364–FJS–DEP.
The proposed Decree resolves claims
under Section 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),
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against Honeywell International Inc.
(‘‘Honeywell’’) and Onondaga County
(‘‘County’’) (collectively the
‘‘Defendants’’) for natural resource
damages resulting from the releases of
hazardous substances at or from the
Defendants’ facilities at the Onondaga
Lake Superfund Site, located in the City
of Syracuse, New York. The proposed
Decree provides that Honeywell will (1)
implement and maintain 20 restoration
projects to restore and protect wildlife
habitat and water quality, and increase
recreational opportunities at Onondaga
Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future
restoration projects to be undertaken by
the Trustees; (3) pay $500,000.00 toward
stewardship activities to protect and
maintain restoration projects; and (4)
pay $750,000.00 for Trustees’ future
oversight costs. The proposed Decree
also requires that the County will
operate, repair, maintain, and monitor
five of these restoration projects located
on or adjacent to County parklands for
25 years. The Defendants’ work and
payment obligations under the Decree
total more than $26 million.
Appendix A to the proposed Decree is
the Final Onondaga Lake Natural
Resource Damage Assessment
Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) issued in August
2017. The RP/EA describes the natural
resource injuries and associated losses
and outlines the 20 restoration projects.
The plan also includes responses to oral
and written comments received from the
public on the draft plan during a 90-day
public comment period, which included
four public meetings and one public
hearing held during the spring 2017.
The final RP/EA is available at https://
www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/
onondaga.htm
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Honeywell
International Inc. and Onondaga
County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
3–08348/1. 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:
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 .........
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On December 20, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP) v. City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 17-cv-
5684. In a civil action filed on December 19, 2017, under Section
309(d) of the Clean Water Act and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law,
Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as amended, 35 P.S. Sec. Sec. 691.1-
691.1001, the United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated its National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit and the Clean
Water Act and Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by failing to develop and
implement an adequate Long Term Control Plan (``LTCP''), violating
effluent limits, failing to comply with the Nine Minimum Control
Requirements, and discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In the
Complaint, the United States and PADEP sought injunctive relief and
penalties.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims alleged in the
Complaint, and requires the City to take specified actions designed to
achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act, Clean Streams Law, and the
City's NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent Decree requires the City to
submit an Amended Long Term Control Plan in accordance with the
schedules contained in the Decree. In addition, City must pay a civil
penalty of $135,000, to be split equally between the United States and
PADEP, and the City must complete a Supplemental Environmental Project
designed to improve water quality in the Conestoga River. The SEP
involves daylighting a stream in the City of Lancaster, identified as
Groff's Run.23.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division and refer to United
States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection v. City of Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11135. 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 Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $23.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-27816 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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