[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 63326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26313]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America 
v. Brent Nicholson and Mary K. Nicholson, Case No. C01-809RBL, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Washington on September 28, 2011.
    This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the 
United States against Brent Nicholson and Mary K. Nicholson, pursuant 
to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319, to obtain 
injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the 
Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants 
without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent 
Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to pay a 
civil penalty and perform mitigation. The Consent Decree also provides 
for a shore defense structure to remain in place under certain 
conditions, including that the Defendants enter into a separate 
agreement with the Lummi Nation.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Brian C. Kipnis, 
Assistant United States Attorney, 5200 United States Courthouse, 700 
Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, 98101-1271, and refer to United 
States of America v. Brent Nicholson and Mary K. Nicholson, Case No. 
C01-809RBL.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 
5200 United States Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, 
98101-1271. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be viewed at 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.

Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-26313 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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