[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59292-59293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24072]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conseation 
and Recovery Act

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 20, 2010, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. High Plains Resources, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 2:09-CV-00087-ABJ, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Wyoming.
    The proposed Consent Decree will settle the United States' claims 
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
pursuant to Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (``RCRA''), 42 
U.S.C. 6973, for civil penalties and permanent injunctive relief for 
failure to comply with the Administrative Order, Docket No. RCRA-08-
226-004, issued by EPA to Defendant on September 21, 2006 (the ``2006 
AO''), and abate an imminent and substantial endangerment, particularly 
to wildlife, associated with a commercial oilfield waste disposal 
facility known as the Parkman Reservoir Disposal Facility (the 
``Facility'') located in Johnson County, Wyoming. The Consent Decree 
resolves all claims in the Complaint, in return for which Defendant 
will (a) Implement an operation and maintenance (``O&M'') plan to 
prevent endangering migratory birds and wildlife while the Facility 
remains open; (b) establish a trust fund in the amount of $206,000 to 
cover the cost of the eventual closure of the Facility; and (c) pay a 
civil penalty in the amount of $40,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments on the Consent Decree 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. High Plains Resources Inc., Civil 
Action No. 2:09-CV-00087-ABJ, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-09271. Commenters 
may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the

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affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 
6973(d).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of Wyoming, J.C. O'Mahoney Federal 
Building, 2120 Capitol Avenue, Suite 4002, Cheyenne, WY 82001, and at 
U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129. During 
the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 
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 number (202) 514-0097, phone number 
(202) 514-1547. If requesting a copy by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $11.25 ($0.25 per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury or, if 
requesting by e-mail or fax, forward the check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the address stated above. If requesting a 
copy exclusive of appendices, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$6.75 ($0.25 per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-24072 Filed 9-24-10; 8:45 am]
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