[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31781]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
Chevron U.S.A. Production Company Civil Action No. 01-D-1921 (D. CO) 
was lodged with the District Court for the District of Colorado on 
September 28, 2001. This notice was previously published in the Federal 
Register on October 15, 2001 and the public was given 30 days to 
comment. No comments were received. However, because of severe 
disruption in the mail service, the United States is unable to conclude 
with certainty that any comments mailed in response to that notice 
would have been received. As a result, the United States is providing 
this second opportunity for comment. Any prior commenter should 
resubmit their comments as directed below.
    Under this Consent Decree Chevron shall pay a civil penalty and 
perform injunctive relief to resolve claims alleging violations of the 
CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The Compliant asserts claims pursuant to 
section 301(a) and 311(b)(3) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) & 
1321(b)(3), for spills of produced water and oil from pipelines at 
Chevron's Rangely Weber Sand Unit and oil exploration and production 
unit, in Rangely, Colorado. Under the terms of the settlement, Chevron 
shall pay a $750,000 civil penalty and perform work over the next few 
years at the Rangely Unit in an effort to achieve compliance with the 
Act.
    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 sent via telefax to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, at (202) 616-6583, or, alternatively, 
mailed to the United States Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, 
1225 17th Street, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado 80202 and should refer to 
United States v. Chevron U.S.A. Production Company Civil Action No. 01-
D-1921 (D. Co), DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-4513.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of United 
States Attorney, District of Colorado, 1951 Stout St., Suite 1200, 
Denver Co, 80294 (303) 454-0100. A copy of the proposed consent decree 
may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a copy, 
please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount 
of $9.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs, including attachments), 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31781 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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