[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 66791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27407]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of First Amendment to Consent Decree Under the 
Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on October 21, 2010, a proposed First 
Amendment to Consent Decree (``First Amendment'') in United States and 
State of Ohio v. City of Toledo, Ohio, Civil Action No. 3:91:CV7646, 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio.
    In this action, on December 17, 2002, the Court approved and 
entered a Consent Decree between the United States and State of Ohio as 
plaintiffs and the City of Toledo (``Toledo'') as defendant, which 
required Toledo, among other matters, to develop and obtain approval 
from the United States and Ohio Environmental Protection Agencies 
(``EPA'' and ``Ohio EPA''), and, once approved, implement a long term 
control plan to reduce its discharges of combined sanitary sewage and 
stormwater into the Maumee and Ottawa Rivers and Swan Creek. The 
Consent Decree also required Toledo to make major improvements to and 
increase the capacity of its wastewater treatment plant. The First 
Amendment recognizes EPA and Ohio EPA's approval of Toledo's long term 
control plan and makes certain changes to Toledo's requirements to 
construct improvements at its wastewater treatment plant. In addition, 
the First Amendment requires Toledo to perform a study that evaluates 
how effectively Toledo's wet weather treatment facility, built pursuant 
to the Consent Decree, eliminates pathogens from the wastewater being 
treated.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the First 
Amendment. 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 and State of Ohio v. City of Toledo, Ohio, D.J. Ref. 
90-5-1-1-3554.
    The First Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Four Seagate, Suite 308, Toledo, OH 43604, and at U.S. 
EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the 
public comment period, the First Amendment 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 First Amendment 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 $ 4.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
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 M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-27407 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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