[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65835-65836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9127]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on October 16, 2006, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Detrex Corporation, Inc., Civ. No. 1:06-cv-
2482 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio.
    In this action, the United States seeks civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act 
(``Act'') and its pertinent regulations at Detrex's chemical 
manufacturing facility in Ashtabula, Ohio. Specifically, in its 
Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``U.S. EPA'') seeks civil penalties 
pursuant to Section 309(b) and (d) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and 
(d), from Defendant Detrex, for discharging pollutants into navigable 
waters in excess of its NPDES permit limitations and also failing to 
accurately monitor and correctly report

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its discharges to the U.S. EPA and the Ohio Environmental Protection 
Agency.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, the United States would recover 
a total of $250,000 plus interest (determined by a Department of 
Justice financial analyst to be the amount that the corporation can 
pay). In addition, Detrex will implement specified compliance measures 
concerning the discharges associated with its chemical manufacturing 
plant in Ashtabula, Ohio.
    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 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. Detrex Corporation. D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-08201.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 801 West 
Superior Avenue Suite 400, Cleveland, OH 44113 (contact Asst. U.S. 
Attorney Steven Paffilas (216-622-3698)), and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 7th 
Floor Records Center, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604 
(contact Assoc. Regional Counsel Nicole Cantello (312-2870)).
    During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may 
also be examined on the following Department of Justice Website, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decree.html. A copy of the proposed 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
    In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $7.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or fax, forward a 
check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated 
address.

William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9127 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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