[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33557-33558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15674]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act (``CWA'')

    In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on June 7, 2001, a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 01-5115, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division. The proposed Consent Decree 
resolves the liability of War-Mart and ten of its general contractors, 
Western Builders, Inc., Rogers-O'Brien Construction Co., D/B 
Constructors, Inc., Jaynes Corporation, Gerald A. Martin, Ltd., W.S. 
Bowlware Construction, Inc., Vratsinas Construction Co., Construction 
Supervisors, Inc., Dalmac Construction, Inc., and Williams Development 
& Construction, Inc., under Sections 301 and 402 of the CWA at the 
following 17 construction sites located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma 
and Massachusetts: Wal-Mart Supercenter #868, Center St. & U.S. 62-180 
(Eddy County), Carlsbad, New Mexico; Wal-Mart Supercenter #284, 930 
Walnut Creek Dr., Mansfield, Texas; Wal-Mart Supercenter 851; 1700 U.S. 
Hwy 70 West, Ruidoso, New Mexico; Wal-Mart Store #240, Hwy 50 at Loop 
178, Commerce, Texas; Wal-Mart Supercenter #259, I-30 at Greencrest 
Blvd., Rockwall, Texas; Wal-Mart Store #2667, 7401 Sammuell Blvd., 
Dallas, Texas; Wal-Mart Store #277, Moore, Oklahoma; Wal-Mart Store 
#1216, E. Trinity Mills Road and Old Denton, Carrollton, Texas; Wal-
Mart Supercenter #1347, 2500 Hwy 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico; 
Wal-Mart Supercenter #1397, 10224 Coors Bypass, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico; Wal-Mart Store #2427, 13739 N. Central Expressway at Midpark 
Dr., Dallas, Texas; Wal-Mart Store #789, 200 E. Hwy. 80, Mesquite, 
Texas; Wal-Mart

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Supercenter #2724, 1107 North Shaver, Pasadena, Texas; Wal-Mart 
Expansion Store #915, 11210 West Airport Boulevard, Stafford, Texas; 
Wal-Mart Store #1279 Expansion, 10411 North Interstate 45, Houston, 
Texas; Wal-Mart Store #2718, 9555 S. Post Oak Rd, Houston, TX 77096; 
and Wal-Mart Store #2683, 337 Russell Street, Hadley, Massachusetts. 
Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants have 
agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.0 million and Wal-Mart has agreed 
to implement an environmental management plan at future construction 
sites.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action. 
Comments should be addressed to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. Wal-Mart 
Stores, Inc., et al., DOJ #90-5-1-1-4510. The proposed consent decree 
may be examined at the offices of the United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division, 6th and Rogers, 
Room 216, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901, and at the office of the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Ellen Change, Assistant Regional 
Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may also be obtained by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. 
Such requests should be accompanied by a check in the amount of $11.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction charge for decree, with attachments) 
payable to ``Consent Decree Library''. When requesting copies, please 
refer to United States v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al., DOJ #90-5-1-1-
4510.

Thomas A. Mariana, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-15674 Filed 6-21-01; 8:45 am]
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