[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 39105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18645]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 30, 2009, a Consent Decree 
Between the United States of America, the State of Louisiana, and the 
City of St. Martinville (``the Consent Decree'') in United States of 
America & State of Louisiana v. City of St. Martinville, Civil Action 
No. CV00-1238 L-0 was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Western District of Louisiana.
    In this action the United States asserted claims for civil 
penalties and injunctive relief under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq., relating to violations of the requirements of a National 
Pollution Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit issued to St. 
Martinville for its sewage treatment system. Under the Consent Decree, 
St. Martinville will relocate the discharge point of its sewage 
treatment plant, conduct a remedial program for the system of pipes and 
related equipment used to collect and convey sewage to the treatment 
plant, and pay a civil penalty of $49,926.28 in two installments. In 
consideration of the actions that will be performed by St. Martinville 
under the Consent Decree and the civil penalty payments that will be 
made by St. Martinville under the Consent Decree, United States 
covenants not to sue or to take administrative action against St. 
Martinville for civil claims specifically alleged in the Complaint 
which accrued on or before the date the Consent Decree was lodged.
    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 of America & State of Louisiana v. City of St. 
Martinville, D.J. Ref 90-5-1-1-06041.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 800 Lafayette Street, 
Suite 2200, Lafayette, LA 70501, and at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Ave., Ste. 1200, Dallas, TX 75202. 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 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 $21.50 
(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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-18645 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]
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