[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11457]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Stipulation of Settlement and 
Judgment Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on May 12, 2009, a proposed Stipulation 
of Settlement and Judgment, pertaining to United States v. Alaska Gold 
Co. and NovaGold Resources, Inc., 3:09-cv-00090-TMB, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
    In the action, the United States seeks civil penalties for alleged 
violations of Sections 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, in 
connection with violations of permit conditions or limitations in a 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit, 
issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), during the 
construction and/or operation of the Rock Creek Mine in/or near Nome, 
Alaska. The proposed Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment requires 
that within thirty (30) days of entry of the Stipulation of Settlement 
and Judgment, Alaska Gold Co. and NovaGold Resources, Inc. shall pay 
$883,628 in civil penalties to the United States to resolve the 
violations alleged in the complaint.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and either e-mailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bececbdcddd1d3d3dbd0ca93dbdbcd90dbd0ccdafecbcddad1d490d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79090c1b1a1614141c170d541c1c0a571c170b1d390c0a1d1613571e160f">[email protected]</span></a> or 
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. Alaska Gold Co. and 
NovaGold Resources, Inc, DOJ No. 90-5-1-1-09621. The proposed 
Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment may be examined at the Office of 
the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska, Federal Bldg., 
U.S. Courthouse, 222 W. 7th Ave. Room 9 (contact Assistant U.S. 
Attorney, Gary Guarino (907) 271-4264), and at EPA Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 (contact Senior Enforcement 
Counsel Mark Ryan (208) 378-5768). During the public comment period, 
the Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Stipulation of Settlement and 
Judgment may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or 
by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#572338393e3679313b3232232038383317222433383d79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0a1110171f5018121b1b0a0911111a3e0b0d1a111450191108">[email protected]</span></a>), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $2.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost), payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail 
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-11457 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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