Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 17193 [2018-08063]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Safe
Drinking Water Act
On April 11, 2018, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of New
York in a lawsuit entitled United States
and the State of New York v. Town of
Ticonderoga, New York, Civil Action
No. 8:18–cv–442–GLS–CFH.
In that case the United States seeks
relief for the Town’s violations of the
Long Term Enhanced Treatment Rule
promulgated by the Environmental
Protection Agency under the Safe
Drinking Water Act. The complaint also
contains claims alleged by the State of
New York on behalf of the New York
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Department of Health under the State’s
laws and regulations. To resolve the
claims alleged in the complaint, the
Town of Ticonderoga agrees to perform
injunctive relief that includes major
long-term compliance projects plus
interim measures; pay a civil penalty of
$50,000 to be divided evenly between
the United States and the State of New
York; and perform two supplemental
environmental projects.
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 refer to
United States v. Town of Ticonderoga,
New York, Civil Action No. 8:18–cv–
442–GLS–CFH, D.J. Ref. 90–5–1–1–
11348. All comments must be submitted
no later than 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 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page) payable to
the United States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018–08063 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period for Lodging of
Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Clean Water Act
On April 2, 2018, the Department of
Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
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Indiana in United States and State of
Indiana v. United States Steel
Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:18–cv–
00127. The lodging of the proposed
Decree immediately followed DOJ’s
filing in the same court of a civil
complaint (Complaint) against United
States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel).
Notice of lodging was published in the
Federal Register on April 6, 2018,
which opened a thirty (30) day period
for public comment on the proposed
Consent Decree. At the request of some
members of the public, the Department
of Justice is extending the public
comment period for an additional 30
days.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves Clean Water Act and
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act claims in the
Complaint by the United States on
behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the National
Park Service (NPS), and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and by CoPlaintiff the State of Indiana (State) on
behalf of the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management and the
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources. Under the proposed Decree,
U.S. Steel agrees, among other things, to
undertake measures to improve its
wastewater processing monitoring
system at its steel manufacturing and
finishing facility, known as the Midwest
Plant, in Portage, Indiana. U.S. Steel
also agrees to pay a civil penalty to EPA
and the State and to reimburse EPA and
the NPS for response costs incurred as
a result of an April 2017 spill of
wastewater containing hexavalent
chromium. U.S. Steel will also pay costs
to NOAA for assessing natural resource
damages due to the April 2017 spill, and
damages to NPS resulting from the
closure of several beaches along the
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore due
to the spill.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States et al v. United States Steel
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
06476/2. All comments must be
submitted no later than sixty (60) days
following the April 6, 2018 publication
date. Comments may be submitted
either by email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe
Drinking Water Act
On April 11, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of New York in a lawsuit entitled United States and the State
of New York v. Town of Ticonderoga, New York, Civil Action No. 8:18-cv-
442-GLS-CFH.
In that case the United States seeks relief for the Town's
violations of the Long Term Enhanced Treatment Rule promulgated by the
Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The
complaint also contains claims alleged by the State of New York on
behalf of the New York Department of Health under the State's laws and
regulations. To resolve the claims alleged in the complaint, the Town
of Ticonderoga agrees to perform injunctive relief that includes major
long-term compliance projects plus interim measures; pay a civil
penalty of $50,000 to be divided evenly between the United States and
the State of New York; and perform two supplemental environmental
projects.
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 refer to United States v. Town of Ticonderoga, New York, Civil
Action No. 8:18-cv-442-GLS-CFH, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-11348. All comments
must be submitted no later than 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page)
payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-08063 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
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