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$1000.00 to be paid by Defendant

William Johnson.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to this

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Please address comments to Jon

M. Lipshultz, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Environmental

Defense Section, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 23986, Washington,

D.C. 20026–3986 and refer to United

States v. Johnson, DJ # 90–5–1–1–

05400/1.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United

States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts, 2300 United States

Courthouse, One Courthouse Way,

Boston, MA 02210–3002.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14618 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Application by the Denver

Rocky Mountain News and The Denver

Post for Approval of a Joint

Newspaper Operating Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of public’s right to

comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Attorney General has received an

application for approval of a joint

newspaper operating arrangement

involving two daily newspapers in

Denver, Colorado. The application was

filed on May 12, 2000 by The E.W.

Scripps Company, whose subsidiary,

the Denver Publishing Company,

publishes the Denver Rocky Mountain

News, and the MediaNews Group, Inc.,

whose subsidiary, the Denver Post

Corporation, publishes The Denver Post.

The proposed arrangement provides that

the printing and commercial operations

of both newspapers would be handled

by a third entity, the ‘‘Agency’’ which

will be owned by the parties in equal

shares. The joint operating agreement

provides for the complete independence

of the news and editorial departments of

the two newspapers.

The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires that joint

newspaper operating arrangements such

as that proposed by the Denver

newspapers have the prior written

consent of the Attorney General of the

United States in order to qualify for the

antitrust exemption provided by the

Act. Before granting her consent, the

Attorney General must find that one of

the publications is a failing newspaper

and that approval of the arrangement

would effectuate the policy and purpose

of the Act. Any person with views about

the proposed arrangement may file

written comments stating the reasons

why approval should or should not be

granted, or requesting that a hearing be

held on the application. A request for

hearing must set forth the issues of fact

to be determined and the reason that a

hearing is believed necessary to

determine them.

All correspondence to the Department

of Justice, the Attorney General and

other Senior Department Officials

commenting on the proposed JOA will

be placed in the public file and made

available as described below.

DATES AND PLACE FOR FILING: Comments

shall be filed by mailing or delivering

five copies to the Assistant Attorney

General for Administration, Justice

Management Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

must be received by July 10, 2000.

Replies to any comments filed on or

before that date may be filed on or

before August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: In accordance with the

Newspaper Preservation Act

Regulations, at 28 CFR Part 48, copies

of the proposed arrangement and other

materials filed by the newspapers in

support of the application are available

for public inspection in the main offices

of the newspapers involved. In addition,

these materials plus any filed comments

are available for public inspection in the

Department of Justice, National Place

Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, Washington, DC

20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart Frisch, General Counsel, Justice

Management Division, 202–514–3452.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Stephen R. Colgate,

Assistant Attorney General for

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent

Decree

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28, CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Dyer, Civil Action No.

00CV11013 (D. Mass.), was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts on May 23,

2000. This proposed Consent Decree

concerns a complaint filed by the

United States against Bruce S. Dyer and

the Holly Farms Nominee Trust,

pursuant to section 301(a) of the Clean

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), to obtain

injunctive relief from, and impose civil

penalties against the Defendants for the

discharge of pollutants into the waters

of the United States at portions of an

approximately 107 acre parcel of land

located at 36 Holly Lane in Bridgewater,

Massachusetts where a cranberry farm

now exists.

The proposed Consent Decree

prohibits the discharge of pollutants

into waters of the United States without

authorization by the United States

Department of the Army Corps of

Engineers and requires Defendants, at

their own expense and at the direction

of EPA, to restore and/or mitigate the

damages caused by their unlawful

activities. This proposed Consent

Decree further requires Defendants to

pay civil penalties to the United States

as follows: two thousand dollars

($2,000) within thirty (30) days of the

date of entry of this Consent Decree;

three thousand dollars ($3,000) at the

one year anniversary of the date of

entry; three thousand dollars ($3,000) at

the two year anniversary of the date of

entry; and four thousand dollars

($4,000) at the four year anniversary of

the date of entry.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to this

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Please address comments to Jon

M. Lipshultz, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Environmental

Defense Section, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 23986, Washington,

D.C. 20026–3986 and refer to United

States v. Dyer, DJ # 909–5–1–1–05400/

1.

The proposed Consent decree may be

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United

States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts, 2300 United States

Courthouse, One Courthouse Way,

Boston, MA 02210–3002.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14617 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Department of

Justice policy codified at 28 CFR 50.7