[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47273-47274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22061]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree under the Clean Water Act and 
the Oil Pollution Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America and the State of Indiana v. 
Countrymark Cooperative LLP, Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-1018, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Southern District of 
Indiana.
    In this action the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Department of Interior, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
and the United States Coast Guard; and the State of Indiana, on behalf 
of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Indiana 
Department of Natural Resources, sought damages under the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq., for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources 
resulting from a 2003 oil spill in the Wabash River floodplain near 
Griffin, Indiana (the ``Spill''). The Consent Decree resolves the 
claims of the United States and State of Indiana against Countrymark 
Cooperative in connection with the Spill. The Consent Decree provides 
that Countrymark Cooperative shall: (1) Undertake restoration 
activities at a nearby park; (2) reimburse a total of $22,800.12 in 
damage assessment costs; and (3) pay the future costs of overseeing the 
restoration work.
    The U.S. 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. In either case, 
the comments should refer to United States of America and the State of 
Indiana v. Countrymark Cooperative LLP, Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-1018, 
D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-08445.
    During the comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined at 
the Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 
10 W. Market Street, Suite 2100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-3048, and 
at the offices of the U.S. Department of the Solicitor, Three Parkway 
Center, Room 385, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. The Consent Decree, may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/

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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 $11.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-22061 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]
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