Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66931

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, including 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed Consent

Decree in United States of America and

State of Louisiana v. City of Baton

Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge,

Civil Action No. 01–978–B–M–3, was

lodged on November 13, 2001, with the

United States District Court for the

Middle District of Louisiana.

The proposed Consent Decree settles

an action brought under Clean Water

Act (‘‘CWA’’) Section 301, 33 U.S.C.

1311, for civil penalties and injunctive

relief for violations related to the

publically owned treatment works

owned and operated by the City/Parish.

The Consent Decree resolves all claims

in the Complaint and provides for

injunctive relief; a civil penalty of

$729,500; a $1.125 million

supplemental environmental project

that will connect certain neighborhoods

to the sewage treatment system; and

payment of $216,000 in stipulated

penalties which accrued under a prior

Consent Decree. The injunctive relief

will require the City/Parish to

implement specified projects including

a 13–15 year project to improve its

sewage collection system, a Sanitary

Sewer Overflow Response Plan to

project the public health by responding

to overflows, and an extensive

preventive maintenance program.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environmental and

Natural Resources Division, United

States Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States and Louisiana v.

Baton Rouge. No. 01–978–B–M–3 (M.D.

La.) DOJ Ref. #90–5–1–1–2769/1.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Middle District of

Louisiana, 777 Florida St., Baton Rouge,

LA 70801 and the office of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202. A copy of the proposed

Consent Decree may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–

7611. When requesting a copy please

refer to United States and Louisiana v.

Baton Rouge. No. 01–978–B–M–3 (M.D.

La.), DOJ Ref. # 90–5–1–1–2769/1 and

enclose a check in the amount of $67.75

(25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the ‘‘Consent Decree

Library.’’

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

Notice is hereby given that a consent

decree in United States v. Chevron

U.S.A. Production Company Civil

Action No. 01–D–1921 (D. CO) was

lodged with the District Court for the

District of Colorado on September 28,

2001. This notice was previously

published in the Federal Register on

October 15, 2001 and the public was

given 30 days to comment. No

comments were received. However,

because of severe disruption in the mail

service, the United States is unable to

conclude with certainty that any

comments mailed in response to that

notice would have been received. As a

result, the United States is providing

this second opportunity for comment.

Any prior commenter should resubmit

their comments as directed below.

Under this Consent Decree Chevron

shall pay a civil penalty and perform

injunctive relief to resolve claims

alleging violations of the CWA, 33

U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The Compliant

asserts claims pursuant to section 301(a)

and 311(b)(3) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C.

1311(a) & 1321(b)(3), for spills of

produced water and oil from pipelines

at Chevron’s Rangely Weber Sand Unit

and oil exploration and production unit,

in Rangely, Colorado. Under the terms

of the settlement, Chevron shall pay a

$750,000 civil penalty and perform

work over the next few years at the

Rangely Unit in an effort to achieve

compliance with the Act.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

sent via telefax to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, at (202) 616–6583, or,

alternatively, mailed to the United

States Attorney’s Office, District of

Colorado, 1225 17th Street, Suite 700,

Denver, Colorado 80202 and should

refer to United States v. Chevron U.S.A.

Production Company Civil Action No.

01–D–1921 (D. Co), DOJ Ref. #90–5–1–

1–4513.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of United States

Attorney, District of Colorado, 1951

Stout St., Suite 1200, Denver Co, 80294

(303) 454–0100. A copy of the proposed

consent decree may be obtained by mail

from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$9.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs, including attachments), payable

to the Consent Decree Library.

Bob Brook,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

In accordance with the policy of the

Department of Justice, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Clean Harbors Inc., et

al., Civ. No. C1–01–821, was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Southern District of Ohio, on

November 28, 2001. That action was

brought against defendants pursuant to

the Resource Conservation and

Recovery (RCRA) seeking civil penalties

for certain violations of the State RCRA

permit for the facility, which is located

in Cincinnati, Ohio. The decree requires

defendants to pay $400,000.00 in civil

penalties, to change certain procedures

at the facility concerning hazardous

waste analysis and handling, and to

apply to the Ohio Environmental

Protection Agency for permit

modifications associated with these

procedures.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree for a period of 30 days

from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20503. All comments

should refer to United States v. Clean

Harbors, Inc., et al., DJ# 90–7–1–06612.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney for the Southern District

of Ohio, 100 East Fifth Street, 220 Potter

Stewart Courthouse, Cincinnati, Ohio

45202; and at the Region V office of the