[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24071]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-0002-CIV]


In the Matter of Energy Technical Services, Inc. & Richard 
Cunningham

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed penalty; opportunity to comment.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard gives notice of, and provides an opportunity 
to comment on, the proposed assessment of a Class II administrative 
penalty on Energy Technical Services, Inc. & Richard Cunningham, for 
violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). This 
proceeding arises as the result of a discharge of oil beginning on 
September 29, 1992 and ending on October 8, 1992. The Respondents are 
charged in one count with unlawfully discharging oil into the navigable 
waters of the United States in violation of 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1321(b)(6).
    Interested persons may submit written comments on the proceeding, 
including comments on the amount of the proposed penalty, or written 
notice of intent to present evidence at any hearing held in the 
proceeding. Interested persons will be given notice of any hearing, a 
reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence during any 
hearing, and notice of the decision. If no hearing is held, an 
interested person may, within 30 days after issuance of an order, 
petition the Commandant of the Coast Guard to set aside the order and 
to provide a hearing (33 CFR 20.1102).

DATES: Comments or notice of intent to present evidence at a hearing 
must be received not later than October 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for a hearing may be mailed to the 
Hearing Docket Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 
Commandant (G-CJ), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be delivered to room 6302 at the same 
address between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. Filings should reference docket number 96-0002-CIV. 
The administrative record for this proceeding is available for 
inspection at the same address and times.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George J. Jordan, Director of 
Judicial Administration, Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 
Commandant (G-CJ), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone (202) 267-2940.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this proceeding is given pursuant 
to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), as 
amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Coast Guard's Class II 
Civil Penalty regulations (33 CFR Part 20). The proceeding is initiated 
under Sec. 311(b) of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1321(b)).
    Although no hearing is yet scheduled, the Coast Guard has asked 
that any hearing be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The following 
additional information is provided:
    Respondents: Energy Technical Services, Inc., P.O. Box 52731, 
Lafayette, Louisiana 70505; Richard Cunningham, 114 Evelyn Avenue, 
Houma, Louisiana 70363.
    Complaint Filed: August 29, 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana.
    Docket Number: 96-0002-CIV.
    Amount of Proposed Penalty: Richard Cunningham--$100,000, Energy 
Technical Services--$100,000.

    Dated: September 11, 1996.
George J. Jordan,
Director of Judicial Administration, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 96-24071 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am]
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