[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39595-39596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16776]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulated Amendment to Consent Decree Under 
the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 17, 2003, a proposed Stipulated 
Amendment to Consent Decree in United States and the State of Maryland 
v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, Civil Action No. Y-
97-4185, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Maryland.
    The original consent decree, entered on November 19, 1999, resolved 
the liability of the City of Baltimore, Maryland (``Baltimore'') 
arising out of, and with respect to, the claims for relief asserted in 
the United States' Complaint and Amended Complaints, and the State of 
Maryland's Complaint in Intervention and Amended Complaints, in this 
action. The United States and Maryland alleged that Baltimore violated 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the terms and 
conditions of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
(``NPDES'') permits, by discharging excessive levels of pollutants from 
Baltimore's Ashburton Water Filtration Plant and Patapsco Wastewater 
Treatment Plant.
    As part of the settlement embodied in the Consent Decree, Baltimore 
agreed to perform three Supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs'') 
pursuant to the work plans and schedules attached to the consent decree 
as Appendix C and incorporated into the consent decree by reference. As 
set forth in the proposed Stipulated Amendment, the parties have agreed 
upon an extension of the schedules for these projects, to be 
enforceable by specific per diem penalties for delay in performance.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
Stipulated Amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States and the State of Maryland v. Mayor and City 
Council of Baltimore, Maryland, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-4402.
    The Stipulated Amendment to Consent Decree may be examined at the 
Office of the United States Attorney, District of Maryland, United 
States Courthouse, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, and at 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103. During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree 
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone

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confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $2.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-16776 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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