[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22164-22165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8905]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 7, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the matter of United States v. 
ConocoPhillips Company, Civil Action No. 2-08CV-077-J, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
    In the complaint in this matter, the United States sought 
injunctive relief and penalties against ConocoPhillips Company 
(``ConocoPhillips'') for claims arising under the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq., in connection with discharges of pollutants from 
the petroleum refinery ConocoPhillips operates in Borger, Texas. Under 
the Consent Decree, ConocoPhillips will pay a civil penalty of 
$1,200,000.00, perform a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce 
the amount of solids discharged into nearby waters during storm events, 
monitor surrounding waters for selenium levels, and maintain the 
controls it has already put into place to minimize selenium discharges 
and correct whole effluent toxicity violations. The Department of 
Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
this publication comments relating to the Consent Decree. Comments 
should be addressed

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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, and should refer to United States v. ConocoPhillips Co., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08325. The Consent Decree may be examined at the 
Office of the United States Attorney, 500 S. Taylor St., Suite 300, 
Amarillo, TX 79101, and at U.S. EPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, TX 75202-2733. During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 
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 number (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 $16.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury, or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-8905 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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