[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 216 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 63186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5579]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decrees

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that three (3) proposed Consent Decrees in United States 
v. Sea Bay Development Corp., et al., No. 2:06-cv-624 (E.D. Va.), were 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District 
of Virginia, Norfolk Division, on October 26, 2007.
    The proposed Consent Decrees concern a complaint filed by the 
United States against Sea Bay Development Corp., Beechtree Park, Inc., 
Green Sea Farms, LLC, Elwood H. Perry, Frank T. Williams' Farms, Inc., 
and Ferrell's Backhoe Service, Inc., to obtain injunctive relief from 
and to impose civil penalties against the Defendants for allegedly 
violating Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 
1311(a), by discharging dredged or fill material and/or controlling and 
directing the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the 
United States without a permit at an approximately 1,560-acre property 
located in Chesapeake, Virginia.
    The proposed Consent Decrees resolve all allegations against the 
Defendants. The proposed Consent Decree for Elwood H. Perry and 
Ferrell's Backhoe Service, Inc., requires payment to the United States 
of a civil penalty in the amount of $65,000.00. The proposed Consent 
Decree for Frank T. Williams' Farms, Inc., requires payment to the 
United States of a civil penalty in the amount of $35,000.00. The 
proposed Consent Decree for Sea Bay Development Corp., Beechtree Park, 
Inc., and Green Sea Farms, LLC, requires restoration and mitigation on 
a portion of the property consisting of approximately 873 acres of 
wetlands, and the preservation in perpetuity of that portion under a 
conservation easement or deed restriction. In addition, that Consent 
Decree allows the discharge of dredged or fill material in the 
remainder of the property, subject to certain limitations.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
these proposed Consent Decrees for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Kenneth C. 
Amaditz, Trial Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 23986, 
Washington, DC 20026, and refer to United States v. Sea Bay Development 
Corp, et al., DJ  90-5-1-1-05061.
    The proposed consent Decrees may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 
Norfolk Division. In addition, the proposed Consent Decrees may be 
viewed at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.

Russell M. Young,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environmental & Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 07-5579 Filed 11-07-07; 8:45 am]
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