[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22118]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990

    Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed 
consent decree in United States of America, the State of Washington, 
and Suquamish Tribe v. Foss Maritime Co., Civil Action No. 08-cv-1364, 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Washington.
    The Complaint, filed by the Plaintiffs who are Trustees for natural 
resources, alleges that the defendant, Foss Maritime Company, is liable 
for natural resource damages pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(``OPA''), 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., resulting from the discharge of oil 
into Puget Sound on December 30, 2003, from a tank barge owned and 
operated by the defendant at the Point Wells terminal in Shoreline, 
Washington (hereinafter ``Foss Oil Spill''). In the Consent Decree, the 
defendant has agreed to pay $382,123 to the Trustees. This amount will 
reimburse the Trustees for their natural resource damage assessment 
costs and finance several restoration projects that will be undertaken 
to restore the natural resources lost and damaged in the Foss Oil 
Spill.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive 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. In either case, the 
comments should refer to United States, et. al. v. Foss Maritime Co., 
Civil Action No. 08-cv-1364, Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08642.
    During the comment period, the Consent Decree 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 may also be 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Western District 
of Washington, 700 Stewart Street Suite 5220, Seattle, WA 98101-1271, 
(206) 553-7970. 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 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 $6.50 
(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.
[FR Doc. E8-22118 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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