[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58471-58472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20039]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
the Clean Water Act, and the Park System Resources Protection Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States of America v. Washington Golf and

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Country Club, Case No. 1:05cv1112 (JCC/LO), was lodged on September 26, 
2005, with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Virginia (Alexandria Division).
    In the complaint filed in this matter, the United States alleges 
claims for natural resource damages under Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(4)(C), and Section 311(b)(3), (f)(2), 
(f)(4), and (f)(5) of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 
1321(b)(3), (f)(2), (f)(4), and (f)(5), and for damages to park system 
resources under the Park System Resources Protection Act (``PSRPA''), 
16 U.S.C. 19jj-1(a), against Washington Golf and Country Club 
(``WGCC''), a private golf club located in Arlington, Virginia, arising 
from a release of hazardous substances from WGCC's property on August 
23-24, 2001. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve the United 
States' claims set forth in the complaint through WGCC's performance of 
specific stream habitat enhancement activities and payment of $145,000 
in reimbursement of the United States' costs, payment for lost use of 
resources, and payment of projected future monitoring costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, and 
should refer to United States v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ 
No. 90-11-2-08028.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2100 
Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22314, and at the United States 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1829 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240. 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, 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury. The check should refer to United States 
v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ No. 90-11-2-08028.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-20039 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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