[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19852-19853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10112]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[ALJ 99-0004-CIV]


In the Matter of Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc.

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed penalty; opportunity to participate.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard gives notice of the proposed assessment of a 
Class II administrative penalty against Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, 
Inc. for violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). 
The alleged violation involves a discharge of approximately 77,523 
gallons of oil into and upon Deadend Canal, Franklin, Louisiana and 
adjoining navigable waters of the United States on or about November 
26, 1996 and continuing through and including December 5, 1996. 
Interested persons may participate or file comments in this proceeding.

DATES: Filings in this matter must be received no later than May 24, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Hearing Docket Clerk, 
Administrative Law Judge Docketing Center, United States Coast Guard, 
40 South Gay Street, Room 412, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4022. Comments 
may also be personally delivered to Room 412 at the same address 
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The telephone number is (410) 962-7434. You may also fax your 
comments to (410) 962-1742.
    The Administrative Law Judge Docketing Center maintains the public 
docket for this matter. Comments will become part of this docket and 
will be available for inspection or copying in Room 412 at the address 
listed above.

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. The telephone number is (202) 267-2940.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written 
comments. Persons submitting comments should include their name, 
address, identify this document (ALJ 99-0004-CIV), and state the reason 
for each specific comment. Please submit all comments and attachments 
in an unbound format on white paper no longer than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, 
suitable for copying and electronic filing. Persons wanting 
acknowledgment or receipt of comments should enclose self-addressed, 
stamped postcards or envelopes.

Discussion

    This is a Class II civil penalty proceeding brought under section 
311(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et. seq.) (FWCPA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 1321(b)(3)). The FWPCA requires the Coast Guard to publish 
notice of the proposed issuance of an order assessing a Class II civil 
penalty in the Federal Register.
    If you wish to be an interested person, you must file written 
comments on the proceeding or written notice of intent to present 
evidence at any hearing held in this Class II civil penalty proceeding 
with the Hearing Docket Clerk.
    The following table explains how interested persons may participate 
in a Class II civil penalty proceeding.

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                  If--                                Then--
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a hearing is scheduled.................  You will be given

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                                         Notice of any hearing;
                                         A reasonable opportunity to be
                                          heard and to present evidence
                                          during any hearing; and
                                         Notice and a copy of the
                                          decision.
                                         33 CFR 20.404
the proceeding is concluded without a    You may petition the Commandant
 hearing.                                 of the Coast Guard to set
                                          aside the order and to provide
                                          a hearing.
                                         You must file the petition
                                          within 30 days after issuance
                                          of the administrative law
                                          judge's order.
                                         33 CFR 20.1102.
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    You can find the regulations concerning Class II civil penalty 
proceedings in 33 CFR Part 20.
    The Coast Guard alleges that on or about November 26, 1996 and 
continuing through and including December 5, 1996, Parker & Parsley 
Petroleum USA, Inc. discharged approximately 77,523 gallons of oil into 
and upon Deadend Canal, 100 yards off the Atchafalaya River, Myette 
Point, Franklin, Louisiana and adjoining navigable waters of the United 
States.
    The Coast Guard filed the complaint on March 24, 1999 at New 
Orleans, LA.
    The Respondent is Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc., 303 W. Wall 
Street, Suite 101, Midland, Texas 79701.
    The Coast Guard seeks a civil penalty of $100,000.

    Dated: April 15, 1999.
George J. Jordan,
Director of Judicial Administration, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, United States Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 99-10112 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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