[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20279]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 13, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree was filed with the United States District Court for the District 
of Nebraska in United States et al. v. City of West Point, et al., No. 
08-00293 (D. Neb.). The proposed Consent Decree entered into by the 
United States, the State of Nebraska, and the municipality the City of 
West Point, Nebraska, resolves the United States' and State of 
Nebraska's claims against the City under sections 307 and 309 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act). Under the terms 
of the Consent Decree, the City of West Point shall pay a civil penalty 
to the United States of $100,000 and a civil penalty to the State of 
$50,000. In addition, the City shall contribute $50,000 to the the 
Nebraska Attorney General's Environmental Protection Fund.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree 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#ea9a9f88898587878f849ec78f8f99c48f84988eaa9f998e8580c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28585d4a4b4745454d465c054d4d5b064d465a4c685d5b4c4742064f475e">[email protected]</span></a> or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States et al. v. City of West Point, et al., DJ Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-09326.
    The proposed Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 487 Federal Building, 100 
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln NE 68508, and at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 N. 5th St., Kansas City, KS 66101. 
During the public comment period, the proposed Agreement may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
Agreement 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#86f2e9e8efe7a8e0eae3e3f2f1e9e9e2c6f3f5e2e9eca8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="661209080f0748000a0303121109090226131502090c48010910">[email protected]</span></a>), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-20279 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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