[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 64379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26807]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on October 7, 2011, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States, et al. v. the Ryland Group, Inc., Civil Action 
No. 3:11-cv-00499, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Western District of North Carolina.
    The proposed Consent Decree in this Clean Water Act enforcement 
action against the Ryland Group, Inc. (``Ryland'') resolves allegations 
of stormwater violations, asserted in a complaint filed concurrently 
with the Consent Decree. The proposed Consent Decree also resolves 
related state law claims brought by co-plaintiffs, the State of 
Colorado, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 
the State of Illinois, the State of Indiana, the State of Maryland, the 
State of Nevada, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to the 
payment of civil penalties of $625,000.00, the settlement requires 
Ryland to institute a company-wide management, reporting and training 
program that goes beyond current regulatory requirements, to improve 
compliance with stormwater requirements.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication 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, and should refer to 
United States, et al. v. the Ryland Group, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-
08421.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.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. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $43.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 
requesting by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the address given above. In requesting a copy 
of the Consent Decree exclusive of appendices, please enclose a check 
in the amount of $18.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable 
to the U.S. Treasury.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-26807 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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