[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 43725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20715]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 24, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Ameripride Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 
3:09-cv-1333 (WWE), was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the District of Connecticut.
    In this action, the United States seeks, inter alia, civil 
penalties and injunctive relief from Ameripride for alleged violations 
under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  1319(b) and (d), at its 
Hartford, Connecticut laundry facility. The complaint in this matter 
alleges that Ameripride violated Federal pretreatment standards and 
State permit limitations in relation to discharges from the facility 
which contained excess pH, oil/grease and metals. The Consent Decree 
requires Ameripride, among other things, to pay a civil penalty of 
$525,000 and submit periodic reports relating to its future compliance 
with the Act.
    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. Ameripride Services, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09559.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Connecticut, Connecticut Financial Center, 
157 Church Street, Floor 23, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. During the 
public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, to 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 $7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs of 
Consent Decree and Appendices) 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.
[FR Doc. E9-20715 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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