[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 28897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11791]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on May 10, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. City of Unalaska and State of Alaska, Civ. 
A. No. 3:11-cv-00133-HRH, was lodged with the United States Court for 
the District of Alaska.
    The Complaint filed in this action in June 2011 asserts claims 
against the City of Unalaska under Sections 301 and 309 of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1319, arising from the City's violation 
of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (``NPDES 
Permit'') for its wastewater treatment plant. The Consent Decree 
requires the City to construct and operate four upgrades to its 
wastewater treatment system that will enable it to comply with the 
permit, which include upgrading its treatment plant to chemically 
enhanced primary treatment. In addition to requiring the City to comply 
with the NPDES permit, the consent decree requires the City to adhere 
to a limit for fecal coliform bacteria that is more stringent than the 
permit limit until at least mid-2020. The City also will pay a $340,000 
civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Second 
Consent 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. the City of Unalaska and State of Alaska, 90-5-1-1-
09888.
    During the public comment period, the Consent 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 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 emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $10.75 (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.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-11791 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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