[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 35712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14098]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 11, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States et al. v. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., et al., Civil 
Action No. 1:08CV604 was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of Virginia.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act 
(``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq., as well as violations of state and 
federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') 
permits governing the discharge of storm water from construction sites 
owned and operated by M.D.C. Holdings and certain affiliated entities. 
The proposed consent decree would require M.D.C. Holdings and certain 
affiliated entities to pay a civil penalty of $795,000 and implement a 
company-wide compliance program that goes beyond current regulatory 
requirements.
    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 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. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08285.
    The consent decree and associated appendices may be examined at the 
Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 
2100 Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. During the public 
comment period, the consent decree also may be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the consent decree and the associated 
appendices 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 $39.75 (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. To obtain a copy of the proposed consent decree 
exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the amount of $18.75 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. All 
requests for documents should refer to United States v. M.D.C. 
Holdings, Inc., Civil Action Number 1:08CV604, and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-08285.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-14098 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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