[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 224 (Monday, November 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61174-61175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27957]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 13, 2009, a proposed 
Consent Decree was filed with the United States District Court for the 
District of Nebraska in United States et al. v. City of West Point, et 
al., No. 08-00293 (D. Neb.). The proposed Consent Decree entered into 
by the United States, the State of Nebraska, and Wimmer's Meat 
Products, Inc., resolves the United States' and State of Nebraska's 
claims against Wimmer's under the pre-treatment requirements of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), 40 CFR part 403 
and 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1317, related to its discharges to the Publicly 
Owned Treatment Works in West Point, Nebraska. Under the terms of the 
Consent Decree, Wimmer's shall pay a civil penalty to the United States 
of $77,500 and a civil penalty to the State of $34,100. In addition, 
Wimmer's shall contribute $43,400 to the West Point Community 
Foundation to fund a state-supervised Supplemental Environmental 
Project.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. 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 et al. v. City of West Point, et al., DJ Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-09326.
    The proposed Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 487 Federal Building, 100 
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln NE 68508, and at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 N. 5th St., Kansas City, KS 66101. 
During the public comment period, the proposed Agreement may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
Agreement 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

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copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $4.00 (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. E9-27957 Filed 11-20-09; 8:45 am]
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