[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 46325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19453]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulated Order Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 22, 2011, a proposed Stipulated 
Order in United States v. Government of the Virgin Islands et al., No. 
84-104, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of the Virgin Islands. On March 11, 2010, the United States 
filed an emergency motion in this action requesting that the Court 
order the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (``VIWMA'') and the 
Government of the Virgin Islands (``VI'') (collectively the 
``Defendants'') to (a) Immediately cease the unlawful discharge of raw 
sewage into the ocean as a result of the failure of the Figtree Pump 
Station located on St. Croix, and (b) implement repairs at the Figtree 
Pump Station, the Barren Spot Pump Station, also located on St. Croix, 
and the Cancryn Pump Station, located on St. Thomas. On March 18, 2010, 
the Court issued an order for short-term relief. The United States, 
VIWMA, and the VI have now stipulated to a further Order that provides 
additional relief with respect to the emergency motion. Pursuant to the 
Stipulated Order, the Defendants have agreed, among other things, to: 
(a) Place $300,000 into a revolving fund to be used if needed for the 
emergency repair or replacement of failed pumps or other equipment in 
the wastewater collection system operated by VIWMA, (b) have at least 
two house pumps and an emergency backup pump available at the Figtree, 
Barren Spot, LBJ, and Lagoon Street pump stations located on St. Croix, 
as well as at the Cancryn pump station located on St. Thomas, within 
180 days of the date of the Court's approval of the Stipulated Order, 
(c) develop and implement a comprehensive Collection System Emergency 
Response Plan, (d) develop and implement a comprehensive Collection 
System Operation and Maintenance Plan, and (e) implement six capital 
projects at a total cost of about $7 million (improvements to the 
Barren Spot, Lagoon Street, Figtree and LBJ pump stations located on 
St. Thomas and to the Cancryn pump station located on St. Croix, as 
well as repair of the Krause Lagoon sewer line located on St. Croix), a 
portion of which may be paid for with federal grant funds.
    For a period of thirty days from the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive and consider comments relating to 
the Consent Decree. All comments must be received by the Department of 
Justice within this thirty-day period. 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, and should refer to United States v. Government of the Virgin 
Islands et al., No. 84-104 (D.V.I.) and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-1911A. A 
copy of any comments should be sent to Donald G. Frankel, Senior 
Counsel, Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, One 
Gateway Center, Suite 616, Newton, MA 02458, or e-mailed to 
[email protected].
    The Stipulated Order may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of the Virgin Islands, Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse, 5500 Veterans Drive, Suite 260, Charlotte 
Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802-6424 (contact Joycelyn Hewlett 
at 617-748-3100). During the public comment period, the Stipulated 
Order may also be examined on the following Department of Justice 
website, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 
Stipulated Order 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]ov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of the Stipulated Order 
from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount 
of $7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury (if the request is by fax or e-mail, forward a check to the 
Consent Decree library at the address stated above).

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-19453 Filed 8-1-11; 8:45 am]
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