[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14304-14305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6498]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on 
March 8, 1995, a proposed Second Modified Consent Decree in United 
States of America v. City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Civil Action 
No. 87-2497-T, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Massachusetts. The United States' complaint sought relief 
under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq. The Second Modified 
Consent Decree revises the existing Modified Consent Decree entered by 
the Court in 1990. The Second Modified Consent Decree provides for an 
extension in the deadline for completion of construction of secondary 
treatment facilities from May 1, 1995 to August 22, 1996, and 
[[Page 14305]] requires the payment of $51,000 in stipulated penalties 
to the United States. It also provides for a revised sludge disposition 
approach by the City, under which the City is required to enter into 
primary long term and backup contracts for disposition of its sludge 
residuals and to maintain the design and permits for a backup residuals 
landfill which it is to construct in the event of difficulties with 
contractual disposition.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-2823.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 1003 J.W. McCormack P.O. & Courthouse, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02109, and at the Region I office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, One Congress St., Boston, Massachusetts 02203. The 
proposed consent decree may also be examined at the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G. St., 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. St., NW., 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $16.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel Gross,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-6498 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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