[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 40043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18812]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
Carlos R. Leffler, Inc., Civil Action No. 99-3027 (E.D. Pa) was lodged 
with the court on June 15, 1999.
    The proposed decree resolves claims of the United States against 
Carlos R. Leffler, Inc. under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as 
amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 1321, for failure 
to timely prepare and submit EPA plans for the prevention, control and 
cleanup of potential oil spills for twelve of its oil storage 
facilities in Pennsylvania. The decree requires Carlos R. Leffler to 
pay a penalty of $435,000.00 to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
to spend a minimum of $110,000.00 for the donation and enhancement of 
approximately fifteen acres of wetlands and uplands in Walker Township, 
Juaniata County, Pennsylvania.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice. Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Carlos R. Leffler, Inc., Civil Action No. 99-3027, DOJ Ref. 
#90-5-1-1-4452.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States 
Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th floor, Washington, DC 
20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be 
obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW, 4th floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, 
please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount 
of $7.50 (25 cent per page reproduction cost), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Walker Smith,
Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18812 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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