[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 75 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 20951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8274]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order of Settlement Under 
the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 11, 2008, a proposed 
Stipulation and Order of Settlement in United States v. Puget Sound 
Energy, Inc., No. C08-5223-FDB, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Washington.
    The United States' complaint in this civil action alleged that on 
November 3, 2006, the Crystal Mountain Emergency Generation Facility, 
an electrical generating facility owned and operated by Puget Sound 
Energy, Inc. (``PSE'') in Pierce County, Washington, discharged 
approximately 429 barrels of diesel fuel into waters of the United 
States or adjoining shorelines. The complaint sought the imposition of 
a civil penalty pursuant to section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, 
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3). Under the Stipulation and Order of Settlement, 
PSE will pay a civil penalty of $471,900.00.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Stipulation 
and Order of Settlement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In either 
case, the comments should refer to United States v. Puget Sound Energy, 
Inc., No. C08-5223-FDB (W.D. Wash.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09177.
    During the comment period, the Stipulation and Order of Settlement 
may be examined at the Region 10 office of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, 
Washington, and on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Stipulation 
and Order of Settlement 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 $1.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury or, if by 
e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree 
Library at the stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-8274 Filed 4-16-08; 8:45 am]
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