[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 4338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01161]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the 
Clean Water Act

    On January 9, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Partial Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the 
District of Arizona, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Navajo 
Tribal Utility Authority, Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-08006.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief for violations of the 
limitations and conditions established in the defendant's National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits at three of 
its wastewater treatment facilities within the Navajo Nation in 
Northeastern Arizona. The Partial Consent Decree requires the defendant 
to improve the performance of its exiting treatment plants in the short 
term, construct new treatment plants over the longer term, improve its 
operation and maintenance of the facilities, and study its collection 
systems to identify defects and plan for their repair.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12527. All comments must be submitted no later 
than forty-five (45) days after the publication date of this notice. 
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1e1b0c0d0103030b001a430b0b1d400b001c0a2e1b1d0a010440090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35454057565a5858505b41185050461b505b4751754046515a5f1b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Partial Consent Decree may be 
downloaded and examined from this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. 
Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. 
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $47.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $16.75.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01161 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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