[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 110 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13949]


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
 

Notice of 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 proposed consent decree in United States v. City of 
Madison, Florida and State of Florida, Civil Action No. TCA-94-40220, 
was lodged on May 16, 1994 with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of Florida (Tallahassee Division).
    The proposed consent decree resolves the United States' civil 
claims against the City of Madison (``City'') and the State of Florida 
for violations of Sections 301 and 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1311 and 1342, resulting from the discharge of pollutants from 
the City's wastewater treatment plant, in violation of the City's 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') Permit. The 
proposed consent decree requires that the City pay the United States 
$100,000 in civil penalties for past violations of the Clean Water Act 
and provides for stipulated civil penalties to be paid for any failure 
by the City to comply with its NPDES Permit limitations in the future.
    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 Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. City of Madison, and State of Florida, DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-
3938.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 315 S. Calhoun Street, suite 510, Tallahassee, 
Florida 32301; the Region IV Office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 345 Courtland Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365; and at the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be 
obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy 
please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount 
of $5.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13949 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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