[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17880]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Environment and Natural Resources Division; Notice of Lodging of 
Proposed Consent Decree

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Hartz 
Construction Co., Inc., Civ. No. 98-C-4785 (N.D. Ill.), was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 
on June 15, 2001. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint 
filed by the United States of America against Hartz Construction Co., 
Inc., pursuant to section 309(b) and (d), and section 404(s), of the 
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b), (d), 1344(s), to obtain injunctive 
relief and impose civil penalties against the Defendant for unlawfully 
discharging dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States 
at two sites located in Cook County, Illinois, and for failing to 
comply with requests for information in accordance with Clean Water Act 
section 308(a), 33 U.S.C. 1318(a).
    The proposed Consent Decree requires the Defendant to pay a civil 
penalty in the amount of $80,000, for its unauthorized discharges and 
for its noncompliance with requests for information. In addition, the 
Defendant has established an area within or adjacent to both of the 
sites for the purpose of creating waters of the United States to 
mitigate the loss of waters of the United States as alleged in the 
Complaint. The proposed Consent Decree further reflects the fact that 
the Defendant has represented that it has now fully and completely 
responded to the requests for information.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Attention: Joshua M. Levin, P.O. Box 23986, 
Washington, D.C. 20026-3986. Please refer to the matter of United 
States v. Hartz Construction Co., Inc., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-
05007.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 
South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604. In addition, the proposed 
Consent Decree may be viewed on the World Wide Web at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/enrd-home.html.

Scott A. Schachter,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-17880 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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