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Defendant to restore the impacted areas 

and to pay a civil penalty. 

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 

Patricia R. Cangemi, 600 U.S. 

Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street, 

Minneapolis, MN 55415 and refer to 

United States v. Randy Johnson, Civ. 

No. 07–1048, DJ # 90–5–1–1–18123. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United 

States District Court for the District of 

Minnesota, 202 U.S. Courthouse, 300 S. 

4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. In 

addition, the proposed Consent Decree 

may be viewed at http://www.usdoj.gov/ 

enrd/Consent_Decree.html. 

Scott Schachter, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense 

Section, Environment & Natural Resources 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice Of Public Comment Period for 

Proposed Clean Water Act Consent 

Decree 

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that, for a period of 30 days, the 

United States will receive public 

comments on a proposed Consent 

Decree in United States v. The Meridian 

Resource & Exploration LLC et al. 

(‘‘Meridian Consent Decree’’) (Civil 

Action No. 07–1482), which was lodged 

with the United States District Court for 

the Western District of Louisiana on 

September 6, 2007. 

This proposed Consent Decree was 

lodged simultaneously with the 

Complaint in this Clean Water Act case 

against The Meridian Resource & 

Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore 

Properties LLC (collectively, 

‘‘Meridian’’). The Complaint alleges that 

Meridian is civilly liable for violations 

of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 

U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as amended by the 

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (‘‘OPA’’), 33 

U.S.C. 2701 et seq. The Complaint seeks 

civil penalties and injunctive relief for 

five unauthorized discharges of crude 

oil into navigable waters of the United 

States or adjoining shorelines from 

Meridian’s operations at the Weeks 

Island field in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. 

In particular, the Complaint alleges that 

approximately 747 barrels of crude oil 

were discharged from two pipelines and 

an oil well owned by Louisiana Onshore 

Properties LLC and operated by The 

Meridian Resource & Exploration LLC. 

The Discharges occurred between 

approximately November 2005 and 

November 1, 2006. 

Under the settlement, Meridian will 

take a number of actions to enhance its 

efforts to inspect, monitor, maintain, 

and repair its Weeks Island facilities in 

order to prevent and respond more 

quickly to future unauthorized 

discharges. In addition, Meridian will 

pay a civil penalty of $504,000. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Acting Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and may be submitted to: P.O. 

Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC 20044–7611, or via email to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov. and should refer to 

United States v. The Meridian Resource 

& Exploration LLC et al., D.J. Ref. 90–

5–1–1–08993. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 

800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2200, 

Lafayette, Louisiana 70501. During the 

public comment period the Meridian 

Consent Decree may also be examined 

on the following Department of Justice 

Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

Meridian Consent Decree also may 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 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 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 

$7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Importer of Controlled Substances; 

Notice of Registration 

By Notice dated June 26, 2007 and 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 3, 2007 (72 FR 36480–36481), 

Applied Science Labs, Division of 

Alltech Associates Inc., 2701 Carolean 

Industrial Drive, State College, 

Pennsylvania 16801, made application 

by renewal to the Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA) to be registered as 

an importer of the basic classes of 

controlled substances listed in schedule 

I and II: 

Drug Schedule 

Heroin (9200) ............................... I 

Cocaine (9041) ............................. II 

Codeine (9050) ............................. II 

Meperidine (9230) ........................ II 

Methadone (9250) ........................ II 

Morphine (9300) ........................... II 

The company plans to import these 

controlled substances for the 

manufacture of reference standards. 

No comments or objections have been 

received. DEA has considered the 

factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and 952(a) 

and determined that the registration of 

Applied Science Labs to import the 

basic classes of controlled substances is 

consistent with the public interest and 

with United States obligations under 

international treaties, conventions, or 

protocols in effect on May 1, 1971, at 

this time. DEA has investigated Applied 

Science Labs to ensure that the 

company’s registration is consistent 

with the public interest. The 

investigation has included inspection 

and testing of the company’s physical 

security systems, verification of the 

company’s compliance with state and 

local laws, and a review of the 

company’s background and history. 

Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952(a) 

and 958(a), and in accordance with 21 

CFR 1301.34, the above named company 

is granted registration as an importer of 

the basic classes of controlled 

substances listed. 

Dated: September 13, 2007. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

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