[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 61384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25450]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 28, 2011, a proposed 
Consent Decree (the ``Consent Decree'') in United States of America v. 
Trident Seafoods Corporation, Civil Action No. 11-1616, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Washington. The case is a civil action under Section 309 of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319 (``CWA''), for violations of CWA Section 
301(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), and violations of the permit conditions and 
limitations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
(``NPDES'') permits issued to Trident by the EPA under Section 402(a) 
of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1342(a). To resolve Trident's liability, the 
Consent Decree requires, and Trident has agreed to pay a civil penalty 
of $2.5 million and to perform specified injunctive measures to reduce 
its discharge of seafood processing wastes and to address sea floor 
waste piles created by its discharges.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive 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. In either case, the 
comments should refer to United States of America v. Trident Seafoods 
Corporation, DJ. Ref. 90-5-1-1-2002/2.
    During the comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined on 
the following Department of Justice website: http://www.justice.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 $12.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the United States Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, please 
forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the 
stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-25450 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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