[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11689-11690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04417]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Nevada in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Nevada v. 
Newmont USA Limited, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-00199-HDM-WGC.
    In this action, the United States and the State of Nevada filed a 
complaint under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,, 42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq., and the State of Nevada's Disposal of Hazardous Waste 
statutes, set forth at Title 40 (``Public Health and Safety''), Chapter 
459 (``Hazardous Materials'') of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 
459.400 to 459.600) alleging violations at a gold mining and processing 
facility located near Carlin, Nevada. The consent decree requires 
Newmont to pay a civil penalty of $395,000.00.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Newmont USA Limited, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
7-1-10580. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) 
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#71010413121e1c1c141f055c1414025f141f0315310402151e1b5f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8888d9a9b9795959d968cd59d9d8bd69d968a9cb88d8b9c9792d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper

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copy of the consent 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 $6.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-04417 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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