[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 70533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31152]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 3, 2003, 
a proposed consent decree in United States v. Government of Guam, Civil 
Case No. 02-00022, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of Guam.
    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
civil penalties under section 309 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') 
against the Government of Guam for: (1) Discharges of leachate from the 
Ordot Landfill without a permit in violation of CWA section 301; and 
(2) violation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 
administrative order to cease the discharges. The consent decree 
requires the Government of Guam to: (1) Close the Ordot Landfill, 
conduct environmental studies, and develop, design, construct, and 
operate a new sanitary landfill; (2) as a supplemental environmental 
project, develop and implement a comprehensive waste diversion strategy 
for household hazardous waste on Guam; and (3) pay a civil penalty of 
$200,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decree. 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 v. Government of Guam, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-06658.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Suite 500, Sirena Plaza, 108 Hernan Cortez, Hagatna, 
Guam, and at U.S. EPA Region 9, Office of Regional Counsel, 75 
Hawthrone Street, San Francisco, California. 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 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $20.00 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-31152 Filed 12-17-03; 8:45 am]
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