[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58655-58656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27303]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on November 6, 2009, 
a proposed Consent Decree in United States and State of Tennessee v. 
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 
3:09-cv-01066, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division.
    The Decree resolves the claims of the United States and the State 
of Tennessee against John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc. and 
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas, Inc. 
(collectively, ``Wieland'') for violations of the Federal Clean Water 
Act and State law at Wieland's residential housing developments in 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Under the 
proposed Decree, Wieland will undertake a compliance program consisting 
of, among other things: Inspections, training, and enhanced 
recordkeeping to

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reduce discharges of storm water from its developments. Wieland will 
also pay a civil penalty of $350,000.00, to be shared between the 
United States and the State of Tennessee.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 
the Consent Decree between the United States, the State of Tennessee 
and Wieland, DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08419.
    The Decree may be examined at EPA's Region 4 office, 61 Forsyth 
Street, Atlanta, Georgia and at the office of the United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 110 Ninth Avenue South, 
Suite A961, Nashville, Tennessee. During the public comment period, the 
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 
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 $ 75.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) (including Appendices) or $13.00 (excluding 
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 Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-27303 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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