[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7018-7019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4090]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of a Modification of Consent Decree Pursuant to 
Clean Water Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Sweat, et al., 
Docket No. 2:94-1673 (D.S.C.), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of South Carolina on February 7, 1996.
    The United States brought this action against the Estate of Richard 
Sweat, Sr. and Sweat's Dirt Hauling, Inc. The complaint alleges that 
Richard Sweat, Sr. and Sweat's Dirt Hauling, Inc. engaged in the 
unpermitted filling, clearing, and excavation of between 30 and 50 
acres of wetlands along the Ashley River near Summerville, South 
Carolina, in violation of sections 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 
33 U.S.C. 1311, 1344. The United States intends to enter into a Consent 
Decree to resolve the liability for those violations. The Consent 
Decree (1) prohibits further section 404 violations by the defendants, 
and (2) provides for a restrictive covenant precluding development of 
certain wetland areas formerly owned by Richard Sweat, Sr. In return, 
the United States agrees that the provisions of the Consent Decree 
constitute a full settlement of the violations alleged in the 
complaint.
    The Department of Justice will receive, until thirty (30) days from 
the date of this notice, written comments relating to the proposed 
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the United States 
Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20530, to the attention of Ronald M. Spritzer, Senior 
Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, and should refer to United 

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States v. Sweat, et al., Docket No. 2:94-1673 (D.S.C.), and DJ 
Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4133.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerks's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 
Hollings Judicial Center, 81 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 
29401, during regular business hours, or a copy may be requested from 
Ronald M. Spritzer at (202) 514-3977.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4090 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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