[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18684]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the 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. Ron Brown d/b/a 
Ron Brown Demolition Service and Rain Construction Company, No. C-3-94-
330 (S.D. Ohio), was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of Ohio on July 3, 1996.
    The proposed consent decree concerns alleged violations of the 
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, as a result of the discharge of fill 
material onto portions of property located in Clark County, Ohio, which 
are alleged to constitute ``waters of the United States.'' The consent 
decree (1) requires Ron Brown and Rain Construction Company, Inc., to 
refrain from further unpermitted discharges at the wetland; (2) 
requires Ron Brown to remove all illegally-placed fill within a five-
year period and to dispose of the fill in an environmentally 
appropriate manner; and (3) requires Rain Construction Company, Inc., 
to perform Ron Brown's fill removal obligations if he is unable to do 
so.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the 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: Michael J. Zevenbergen, 10th & 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 7216--Main Building, Washington, D.C. 
20530 and should refer to United States v. Ron Brown d/b/a Ron Brown 
Demolition Service and Rain Construction Company, DJ Reference No. 90-
5-1-6-600.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United 
States District Court, Federal Building, 200 West 2nd Street, Ninth 
Floor, Dayton, Ohio, 45402.
Anna Wolgast,
Acting Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-18684 Filed 7-22-96; 8:45 am]
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