[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Hamm's Holiday 
Harbor, Inc., Civil Action No. 87-1287 (C.D. Ill.), was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on 
March 11, 1994.
    The proposed consent decree constitutes a final settlement of all 
claims against the defendant Hamm pertaining to environmental 
restoration to be undertaken at a site in Marshall County, Illinois, in 
connection with defendant's violations of Clean Water Act (``CWA'') 
sections 301 and 404(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1344(a), and pertaining to 
civil penalties pursuant to CWA section 309, 33 U.S.C. 1319, for 
violations by defendants Hamm and Hamm's Holiday Harbor, Inc., at a 
site in Peoria County, Illinois.
    The proposed consent decree permanently enjoins defendants from 
taking any action at the Marshall County Site which:
    (i) Results in the discharge of dredged or fill material into the 
Illinois River, or
    (ii) Results in the obstruction or modification of the course or 
condition of the Illinois River,
    (iii) Results in the discharge of refuse into or upon the banks of 
the Illinois River, its tributaries, or adjacent wetlands; except in 
compliance with an individual permit issued pursuant to CWA section 
404(a), 33 U.S.C. 1344(a), with any applicable general permit issued by 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or as may be necessary to 
effect remediation pursuant to the provisions of the Wetlands 
Restoration and Mitigation Plan submitted as an Exhibit to this Consent 
Decree. The civil penalty of $47,500 is intended to cover the 
violations at both the Peoria County and Marshall County Sites.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Attention: Robert E. Lefevre, Esquire, 10th 
St. & Constitution Avenue, NW., room 7205--Main Building, Washington, 
DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Hamm's Holiday Harbor, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 89-1287 (C.D. Ill.), DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-
3404.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court, 100 Northeast Monroe, room 174, Peoria, 
Illinois 61602.
Lois J. Schiffer,
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 94-8204 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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