[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1591]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Pursuant to the Rivers and 
Harbors Act

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Providence 
Harbour View Inc., Civil No. 97-008P (D.R.I.), was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on 
January 7, 1997.
    The Consent Decree concerns alleged violations of section 10 of the 
Rivers and Harbors Act (``RHA''), 33 U.S.C. 403, resulting from the 
defendant's discharge of fill material, performance of unauthorized 
work and placement of structures, including riprap, pilings, and 
floating docks, in the waters of the Providence Harbor, Rhode Island, 
navigable waters of the United States, without the required permits. As 
part of the Consent Decree, defendant will be required to pay $40,000 
as disgorgement of economic benefit and to submit an after-the-fact 
permit application to the United States Army Corps of Engineers within 
90 days of the entry of the Consent Decree. Defendant has also agreed 
to abide by regulations for the permit programs under the RHA and 
section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Michael P. 
Iannotti, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 10 Dorrance Street, Tenth Floor, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02903, and should refer to United States v. 
Providence Harbour View, Inc., C.A. No. 97-008P (D.R.I.).
    The Consent Judgment may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United 
States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Kennedy Plaza, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02903.
Michael P. Iannotti,
Assistant U.S. Attorney.
[FR Doc. 97-1591 Filed 1-22-97; 8:45 am]
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