Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 67086 [2021-25654]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On November 18, 2021, the
Department of Justice filed a Complaint
under the Clean Water Act and lodged
a proposed Consent Decree with the
United States District Court for the
District of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled
United States of America v. JM Fisheries
LLC et al., Civil Action No. 1:21–cv–
00452.
The Complaint alleges that the
defendants, San Diego, California-based
JM Fisheries LLC and G.S. Fisheries
Inc., company manager James Sousa,
and chief engineer Edward DaCosta, are
civilly liable for violations of Section
311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1321. The Complaint alleges that the
companies and individuals are liable for
violations related to the commercial
fishing vessel Capt. Vincent Gann and
operations in and around American
Samoa. The Complaint addresses the
discharge of oil, including oily bilge
waste, into Pago Pago Harbor, American
Samoa, in April 2018. The Complaint
also includes Clean Water Act claims for
violations of the Coast Guard’s pollution
control regulations related to the
defendants’ operation of the vessel.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
the companies and company manager
James Sousa will pay $720,000 in civil
penalties. The Consent Decree also
requires these defendants to perform
corrective measures on all vessels they
own or operate. These measures include
hiring an independent maritime
consultant to conduct a top-to-bottom
review of each vessel’s oil handling
practices and operations, training
crewmembers on proper operation and
maintenance of the oily water separator
system and on the required
recordkeeping associated with the
system, documenting transfers of oil
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within and to each vessel, and
submitting compliance reports to the
Coast Guard and the Department of
Justice. Through a separate stipulated
settlement, the vessel’s chief engineer,
Edward DaCosta, will pay $5,000 in
civil penalties based on a demonstrated
limited ability to pay a higher penalty.
The penalties paid in this case will be
deposited in the federal Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund managed by the
National Pollution Funds Center.
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 of America v. JM
Fisheries LLC et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–
1–1–11245/1. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted by either
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 proposed 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
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 $10.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Oil
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On November 17, 2021, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the District of Montana
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On November 18, 2021, the Department of Justice filed a Complaint
under the Clean Water Act and lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the
United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in the lawsuit
entitled United States of America v. JM Fisheries LLC et al., Civil
Action No. 1:21-cv-00452.
The Complaint alleges that the defendants, San Diego, California-
based JM Fisheries LLC and G.S. Fisheries Inc., company manager James
Sousa, and chief engineer Edward DaCosta, are civilly liable for
violations of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321. The
Complaint alleges that the companies and individuals are liable for
violations related to the commercial fishing vessel Capt. Vincent Gann
and operations in and around American Samoa. The Complaint addresses
the discharge of oil, including oily bilge waste, into Pago Pago
Harbor, American Samoa, in April 2018. The Complaint also includes
Clean Water Act claims for violations of the Coast Guard's pollution
control regulations related to the defendants' operation of the vessel.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the companies and company
manager James Sousa will pay $720,000 in civil penalties. The Consent
Decree also requires these defendants to perform corrective measures on
all vessels they own or operate. These measures include hiring an
independent maritime consultant to conduct a top-to-bottom review of
each vessel's oil handling practices and operations, training
crewmembers on proper operation and maintenance of the oily water
separator system and on the required recordkeeping associated with the
system, documenting transfers of oil within and to each vessel, and
submitting compliance reports to the Coast Guard and the Department of
Justice. Through a separate stipulated settlement, the vessel's chief
engineer, Edward DaCosta, will pay $5,000 in civil penalties based on a
demonstrated limited ability to pay a higher penalty.
The penalties paid in this case will be deposited in the federal
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund managed by the National Pollution Funds
Center.
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 of America v. JM Fisheries LLC et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11245/1. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted by either 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 website: 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 $10.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-25654 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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