[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 81 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 22062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8479]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Consistent with to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on 
April 19,m 2005, a proposed consent decree (``decree'') in United 
States v. AK Steel Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:05CV1004, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 
Eastern Division.
    In this action, the United States seeks civil penalties and 
injunctive relief against AK Steel Corporation (``AK Steel'') for 
violations under Section 309(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1319(b), at its Mansfield Works facility in Mansfield, Richland County, 
Ohio. The proposed decree provides that AK Steel will pay a civil 
penalty of $187,500 by electronic funds transfer.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, Ben Franklin 
Station, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and 
should refer to United States v. AK Steel Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90-7-
1-07677.
    The decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 2 South Main Street, 208, Akron, OH 44308, and at 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590. During the public comment period, 
the decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice 
Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the decree may 
also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, 
Ben Franklin Station, 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 $4.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-8479 Filed 4-27-05; 8:45 am]
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