[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15998-15999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6591]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on March 14, 2011, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Consol Energy, Inc., et al., Civil Action 
No. 1:11-cv-00028, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of West Virginia.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve claims alleged in this 
action by the United States and the State of West Virginia as a 
plaintiff-intervenor against Consol Energy, Inc., Consolidation Coal 
Company, and Windsor Coal Company, for the discharge of pollutants into 
waters of the United States in violation of Section 301 of the Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1311, and in violation of the conditions and limitations of 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits 
issued by the State pursuant to Section 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. 
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants will perform injunctive 
relief with two components. To address four mines with discharges into 
the Monongahela Basin, Defendants will construct a wastewater treatment 
system, including a pipeline system, treatment plant, and landfill. To 
address two mines with discharges into the Ohio River Basin, Defendants 
will relocate the discharges pursuant to the appropriate permitting 
process. In addition, Consol will pay a civil penalty of $5.5 million.
    The Department of Justice will accept comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and mailed either electronically to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0909582838f8d8d858e94cd858593ce858e9284a09593848f8ace878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35454057565a5858505b41185050461b505b4751754046515a5f1b525a43">[email protected]</span></a> or in 
hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611. Comments should refer to United States v. Consol Energy, 
Inc., et al., Civil No. 1:11-cv-00028 (N.D.W.Va.) and D.J. Reference 
No. 90-5-1-1-09916/1.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (Region 3), 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103. During the comment period, the proposed consent 
decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 
proposed consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the 
Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 
Fleetwood (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#493d26272028672f252c2c3d3e26262d093c3a2d2623672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="790d16171018571f151c1c0d0e16161d390c0a1d1613571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation

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number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please refer to the referenced case and D.J. Reference 90-5-1-
1-09916/1, and enclose a check in the amount of $14.50 for the consent 
decree (58 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), made payable 
to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-6591 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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