[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 237 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31261]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 27, 2000, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Turtle Mountain Manufacturing 
Company (D. North Dakota), Civil Action No. A4-00-139, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
    This Consent Decree represents a settlement of claims brought 
against defendant (``Settling Defendant'') in the above-referenced 
action brought under Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1319, for failure to: (1) Comply with general pretreatment requirements 
for reporting noncompliance and other information, (2) comply with 
specific discharge limits under the Metal Finishing Point Source 
Category pretreatment standards, (3) sample and submit storm water 
discharge monitoring reports as required under its NPDES general 
permit, and (4) comply with a Section 308 information request requiring 
monthly monitoring and reporting of process wastewater discharges. 
Additionally, the proposed Consent Decree represents a settlement of 
claims against Settling Defendant under Section 3008 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6928, for failure to comply 
with numerous regulations pertaining to storage and management of 
hazardous waste and used oil applicable to generators of such items.
    Under the proposed settlement, the Settling Defendant would be 
required to pay a civil penalty of $100,000 for violations of the Clean 
Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The proposed 
settlement also requires Settling Defendant to immediately comply with 
all applicable general pretreatment provisions, metal finishing point 
source pretreatment requirements and its storm water NPDES general 
permit for its metal parts manufacturing facility near Belcourt, North 
Dakota. Additionally, the proposed settlement further requires Settling 
Defendant to immediately comply with all applicable requirements for 
generators of hazardous waste and used oil from its manufacturing 
facility.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Turtle Mountain Manufacturing Company (D. North 
Dakota), D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-06492.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 655 1st Avenue, North, Suite 250, Fargo, North Dakota 
58102, and at U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, 
Colorado 80202-2466. A copy of the Consent Decree may be also be 
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting a copy, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $9.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-31261 Filed 12-7-00; 8:45 am]
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