[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26274-26275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11114]


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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 May 5, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Washington Beef LLC,

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Civ. A. No. 10-cv-03025-EFS was lodged with the United States Court for 
the Eastern District of Washington. The facility at issue is the 
Washington Beef complex slaughterhouse located in Toppenish, 
Washington. This is a civil action for injunctive relief and civil 
penalties under Section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), and for violations of Section 301 (a) of the 
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The Complaint alleges that 
Defendant is liable for unauthorized discharges from one of its 
outfalls, violations of permit effluent limits and, violations of its 
permit due to its failure to properly monitor and report the quality of 
its effluent.
    Pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree, Defendant will pay to the 
United States a civil penalty of $750,000 to resolve the claims alleged 
in the Complaint. The Consent Decree requires certain injunctive relief 
including installation of five new pieces of equipment including a new 
sequential batch reactor.
    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. Washington Beef LLC, Civ. A. No. 10-cv-03025-EFS 
(Eastern District of Washington), Department of Justice Case Number 90-
5-1-1-09414.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District 
of Washington, 920 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201. 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 $8.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-11114 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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