[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30206]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Resolving Claims for 
Contamination of Mountain Lake in the Presidio of San Francisco

    Notice is hereby given that on November 10, 2011, a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. California Dept. of 
Transportation, Civil Action No. 4-09-CV-00437-PJH, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
    In this action the United States alleged that Defendant the 
California Department of Transportation (``Caltrans'') is in violation 
of a 1938 permit that authorized construction of Highway 1 (also known 
as Park Presidio Boulevard) across a portion of the Presidio of San 
Francisco, because run-off from the highway has contaminated Mountain 
Lake sediment with lead, copper, zinc and other substances, and 
drainage facilities for which Caltrans is responsible are degraded and 
in need of repair or replacement. The Decree resolves these claims and 
requires Caltrans to pay $5.5 million toward the remediation of 
Mountain Lake sediment contamination, to pay $4 million for repair or 
replacement of the overflow pipeline that drains Mountain Lake, and to 
pay $500,000 toward certain legal costs in pursuing this action. In 
addition, the Decree requires Caltrans to reconfigure Highway 1 
drainage facilities to avoid further discharges of highway run-off to 
Mountain Lake.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed 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 v. California Dept. of Transportation, D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-
09037.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may also be examined 
on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 emailing 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 $13.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the U.S. Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward a check in 
that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-30206 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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