[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-798]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on 
December 31, 1996, a proposed Amendment to the Modified Consent Decree 
in United States of America v. Lynn Water and Sewer Commission, et al., 
Civil Action No. 76-2184-G, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Massachusetts. The United States' complaint 
sought compliance with the Clean Water Act. The Modified Consent 
Decree, as amended in 1995, requires the construction of various 
projects to reduce combined sewer overflows from Lynn Water and Sewer 
Commission outfalls in accordance with a specified schedule. The 
Amendment to the Modified Consent Decree extends the deadline for 
completion of one of those projects--the Eastern Avenue Sewer 
Separation Project, Phase II--from September 1, 1997 to December 31, 
1998.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Amendment to Modified 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, D.C. 20530, and 
should refer to United States v. Lynn Water and Sewer Commission, et 
al., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-545B.
    The proposed Amendment to Modified Consent Decree may be examined 
at the office of the United States Attorney, 1003 John M. McCormack 
P.O. & Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 and at the New England 
Region office of the Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress St., 
Boston, Massachusetts 02203. The proposed Amendment to Modified Consent 
Decree may also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G. St., 
N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the 
proposed Amendment to Modified Consent Decree may be obtained in person 
or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G. St., N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $1.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-798 Filed 1-13-97; 8:45 am]
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