[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30743]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on December 2, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree was lodged. United States et al. v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-01133, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
    The Consent Decree in this Clean Water Act enforcement action 
against Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (``Beazer'') resolves allegations by the 
Environmental Protection Agency, asserted in a complaint filed together 
with the Consent Decree, under Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1319, for alleged stormwater violations at Beazer's home sites 
in 21 states nationwide. The proposed Consent Decree also resolves 
separate but related state law claims brought by co-plaintiff States of 
Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee, and Virginia. 
In addition to the payment of civil penalties, the settlement requires 
Beazer to develop improved pollution prevention plans for each 
construction site, conduct additional site inspections, and promptly 
correct any problems detected. Beazer must properly train construction 
managers and contractors, and implement a management and internal 
reporting system to improve oversight of on-the-ground operations.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdbdec9c8c4c6c6cec5df86ceced885cec5d9cfebded8cfc4c185ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61111403020e0c0c040f154c0404124f040f1305211412050e0b4f060e17">[email protected]</span></a> or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to the matters as United States et al. v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 
DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08420.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Region 4 Office of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, located at the Sam Nunn 
Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
    During the public comment period, the proposed agreements may also 
be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the proposed 
agreements may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1a5bebfb8b0ffb7bdb4b4a5a6bebeb591a4a2b5bebbffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d091213141c531b111818090a1212193d080e191217531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting from the Consent Decree Library a 
copy of the consent decree for United States et al. v. Beazer Homes 
USA, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-01133, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $44.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to 
the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-30743 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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