[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20997]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR 
50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 26, 1994, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. IBP inc., Civil Action No. 94-4072, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Central District 
of Illinois. In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief 
and civil penalties against IBP inc. (``IBP'') pursuant to Section 309 
of the Clean Water Act (``the Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1319, for violations of 
Section 301 of the Act, and certain terms and conditions of the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit for 
IBP's Joslin, Illinois facility. In addition, the State of Illinois 
filed a complaint in intervention, asserting claims against IBP for 
violations of the Illinois Protection Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991 Ch. 
111\1/2\  1009(a), and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.141.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires IBP to construct an expansion 
to its current wastewater treatment system to treat ammonia nitrogen, 
and the proposed Decree establishes a schedule for achieving compliance 
with the ammonia nitrogen effluent limit in IBP's NPDES permit. During 
construction of the treatment plant expansion, IBP is required to 
comply with interim ammonia nitrogen limits specified in the proposed 
Consent Decree. In all other respects, the proposed Consent Decree 
requires IBP to treat and monitor pollutants from its Joslin facility 
in accordance with the terms of its NPDES permit and applicable rules 
relating to wastewater from meat processing and leather tanning 
facilities. The proposed Decree also requires IBP to pay a civil 
penalty of $250,000 to the United States and a separate $30,000 civil 
penalty to the State of Illinois.
    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, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. IBP inc., DJ Ref. # 90-5-1-1-3730.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 100 N.E. Monroe Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602, 
and at the Office of Regional Counsel, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region V, 200 West Adams Street, 29th Floor, 
Chicago, Illinois 60606. Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may also 
be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed 
Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please enclosed a check in the 
amount of $5.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-20997 Filed 8-25-94; 8:45 am]
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