[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 71447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28340]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 and Section 128d of the Hawaii Environmental 
Response Law

    On November 20, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of Hawaii in an action entitled United States of 
America and the State of Hawaii v. Denak Ship Management and Vogetrader 
Shipping Inc., Civil Action No. 14-00529.
    In this action, the United States and the State of Hawaii filed a 
joint complaint against Denak Ship Management and Vogetrader Shipping 
Inc. (``Defendants'') pursuant to Sections 1002(a), (b)(1)(A) and 
(b)(2)(A), of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., or 
Section 128D of the Hawaii Environmental Response law, Haw. Rev. Stat. 
Sec.  128D, respectively, to recover for natural resource damages 
arising from the February 5, 2010, grounding of the M/V Vogetrader on 
coral reef habitat outside the entrance channel to Barbers Point 
Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii.
    The Consent Decree requires the Defendants to pay eight hundred 
forty thousand dollars ($840,000) in natural resource damages. Of this 
sum, six hundred ninety five thousand six hundred fifty seven dollars 
($695,657) shall be paid to the United States Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (``NOAA'') on behalf of 
the natural resource trustees and will be used for the design, 
implementation, and oversight of restoration projects. The remaining 
one hundred forty four thousand three hundred forty three dollars 
($144,343) shall be paid to NOAA for reimbursement of its natural 
resource damage assessment costs.
    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 of America and the State of Hawaii v. 
Denak Ship Management and Vogetrader Shipping Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11013. 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#d9a9acbbbab6b4b4bcb7adf4bcbcaaf7bcb7abbd99acaabdb6b3f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84f4f1e6e7ebe9e9e1eaf0a9e1e1f7aae1eaf6e0c4f1f7e0ebeeaae3ebf2">[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 Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide paper copies 
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 $5.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) for the Consent Decree payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-28340 Filed 12-1-14; 8:45 am]
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