[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42922-42923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20383]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 18, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Cooper Land Development, (W.D. Mo.), No. 08-
0709-CV-W-SOW, was lodged with the United States Court for the Western 
District of Missouri.
    In this action, the United States sought the penalties and 
injunctive relief pursuant to sections 301 and 309 of the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319, against Cooper Land Development 
(``Cooper''). The Complaint alleged that Cooper violated its National 
Pollution Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') storm water permits 
at two residential construction sites in Daniels, West Virginia and 
Raymore, Missouri.
    Pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants 
will pay to the United States $513,740 in penalties for the violations 
alleged in the Complaint. Cooper will also undertake injunctive 
measures aimed at improving its compliance with storm water 
requirements and NPDES permits at its residential construction sites.
    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. Cooper Land Development,

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(W.D. Mo.) No. 08-0709-CV-W-SOW, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09005.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Western District 
of Missouri, Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse, 400 East Ninth Street, 
Room 5510, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 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 $26.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. E9-20383 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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