[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43206-43207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18073]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 20, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Cardi Materials, LLC (``Cardi'') Civil 
Action No. 10-300 (ML), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Rhode Island.
    In this action, the United States seeks, inter alia, injunctive 
relief in relation to discharges by Cardi from its concrete and asphalt 
manufacturing facility, in violation of, and at times in the absence of 
a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit issued under 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and with respect to 
violations of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations at 40 CFR part 
112. The Consent Decree requires Cardi, among other things, to: (1) 
Eliminate process water discharge; (2) maintain compliance with 
applicable storm water discharge permits and its storm water prevention 
plan; (3) maintain compliance with a suitable spill prevention control 
and countermeasure plan; (4) designate a qualified environmental 
compliance officer; (5) conduct employee training; and (6) conducting 
quarterly storm water sampling. The Consent Decree also requires Cardi 
to pay a civil penalty of $55,000.00 and undertake a Supplemental 
Environmental Project.
    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

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States v. Cardi Materials LLC, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09413.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Rhode Island, 50 Kennedy Plaza, 
Providence, RI, and at U.S. EPA Region 1, 1 Congress Street, Boston, 
MA. 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 $15.25 (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. 2010-18073 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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