Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 17869 [2023-06138]
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Permit(s)’’ containing additional design
considerations, which the leaseholder
will be required to incorporate into final
project design, construction, and
decommissioning plans.
(13) Once a POD is submitted, the
BLM will determine whether a longterm monitoring strategy to establish
quantitative monitoring objectives and
indicators would need to be developed.
The leaseholder or developer will be
required to collect baseline data for this
effort, in coordination with the BLM
and other applicable agencies. For an
example, see https://blmsolar.anl.gov/
documents/docs/Final_Riverside_East_
LTMS_from_website.pdf.
(14) If a POD is approved, the
leaseholder or developer would be
required to obtain all necessary State or
Federal permits before engaging in any
stream alteration or other activities
affecting waterways.
(15) Prior to any ground-disturbing
activity associated with an authorized
POD, the leaseholder or developer will
identify and protect evidence of the
Public Land Survey System, as directed
in 43 CFR 3809.420—Surface
Management—(b)(9) Protection of
survey monuments.
Additionally, the leaseholder will be
subject to any measures the BLM
identifies to address site-specific
impacts to resources as part of the
environmental review of leaseholder’s
proposed plan of development for the
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than 200 freight terminals spread across
the country. The Complaint alleges
claims at nine of ABF’s freight terminals
based on inspections by EPA and state
agencies. The proposed Consent Decree
would resolve claims at all ABF freight
terminals listed in Appendix A of the
Consent Decree through the date of
lodging. The Consent Decree would also
require ABF to pay a civil penalty of
$535,000 and implement compliance
measures at all freight terminals
currently operated nationwide (except
in those located in the state of
Washington). The states of Louisiana,
Maryland, and Nevada are Co-Plaintiffs.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States, Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality, State of
Maryland, and State of Nevada v. ABF
Freight System, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–
1–1–11432. 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 .........
(Authority: 43 CFR 2809)
Douglas Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On March 20, 2023, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United
States, Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality, State of
Maryland, and State of Nevada v. ABF
Freight System, Inc., Civil Action No.
2:23–cv–02039–PKH.
This case relates to compliance with
Clean Water Act requirements
applicable to discharges of stormwater
associated with industrial activity from
transportation facilities operated by
ABF Freight Systems, Inc. (ABF). ABF
operates a national network of more
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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 $22.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP JJDP Docket No. 1810]
Meeting of the Coordinating Council
on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention
Coordinating Council on
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Coordinating Council on
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention announces its next meeting.
DATES: Wednesday April 19, 2023 at 1
p.m.–3 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
in the fourth floor conference room at
the U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC
20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit
the website for the Coordinating Council
at www.juvenilecouncil.gov or or contact
Julie Herr, Designated Federal Official
(DFO), OJJDP, by telephone at (202)
598–6885, email at Julie.herr@usdoj.gov;
or Maegen Barnes, Project Manager/
Federal Contractor, by telephone (732)
948–8862, email at Maegen.Barnes@
vaultes.com. Please note that the above
phone numbers are not toll free.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Coordinating Council on Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(‘‘Council’’), established by statute in
the Juvenile and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 section 206(a)
(42 U.S.C. 5616(a)), will meet to carry
out its advisory functions. Information
regarding this meeting will be available
on the Council’s web page at
www.juvenilecouncil.gov. The meeting
is open to the public, and available via
online video conference, but prior
registration is required (see below). In
addition, meeting documents will be
viewable via this website including
meeting announcements, agendas,
minutes and reports.
Although designated agency
representatives may attend in lieu of
members, the Council’s formal
membership consists of the following
secretaries and/or agency officials;
Attorney General (Chair), Administrator
of the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (Vice Chair),
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS), Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
Education, Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, Secretary of the
Interior, Assistant Secretary for the
Substance and Mental Health Services
Administration of HHS, Director of the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On March 20, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States, Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, State of Maryland, and State of
Nevada v. ABF Freight System, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-02039-PKH.
This case relates to compliance with Clean Water Act requirements
applicable to discharges of stormwater associated with industrial
activity from transportation facilities operated by ABF Freight
Systems, Inc. (ABF). ABF operates a national network of more than 200
freight terminals spread across the country. The Complaint alleges
claims at nine of ABF's freight terminals based on inspections by EPA
and state agencies. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims at
all ABF freight terminals listed in Appendix A of the Consent Decree
through the date of lodging. The Consent Decree would also require ABF
to pay a civil penalty of $535,000 and implement compliance measures at
all freight terminals currently operated nationwide (except in those
located in the state of Washington). The states of Louisiana, Maryland,
and Nevada are Co-Plaintiffs.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States, Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality, State of Maryland, and State of Nevada v. ABF Freight System,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11432. 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 $22.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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