[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6746]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. AT&T Corp., AT&T 
of the Virgin Islands, A&L Underground, Inc., and BioImpact, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 2000-42, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of the Virgin Islands on March 9, 2000.
    This is a civil enforcement action stating claims against AT&T 
Corp., AT&T of the Virgin Islands, A&L Underground, Inc., and 
BioImpact, Inc for violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act (``RHA''), 
33 U.S.C. 401 et seq., and the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq., in connection with the Defendants' construction of a 
transoceanic cable landing facility in St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve these violations and, 
among other provisions, would require Defendants to (1) pay a civil 
penalty in the amount of $1.8 million, and (2) conduct further 
monitoring of the areas where drilling mud was released, to ensure that 
any remaining drilling mud is discovered and removed.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Attention: Scott J. Jordan, Environmental 
Defense Section, P.O. Box 23986, Washington, DC 20026-3986, and must 
refer to United States v. AT&T Corp., AT&T of the Virgin Islands, A&L 
Underground, Inc., and BioImpact, Inc., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4466.
    The proposed consent decree is on file at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court, District of the Virgin Islands, 310 
Federal Building, 5500 Veterans Drive, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, 
Virgin Islands 00802, and may be examined there to the extent allowed 
by the rules of the Clerk's Office. In addition, written requests for a 
copy of the consent decree may be mailed to Scott J. Jordan, 
Environmental Defense Section, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 
23986, Washington, DC 20026-3986, and should refer to United States v. 
AT&T Corp., AT&T of the Virgin Islands, A&L Underground, Inc., and 
BioImpact, Inc., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4466. All written requests 
for a copy of the Consent Decree must include the full mailing address 
to which the Consent Decree should be sent.

Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-6746 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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