[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 47095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19251]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Park System 
Resource Protection Act

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Justice, on 
behalf of the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service has 
reached a settlement with University of Miami, on behalf of itself and 
the R/V F.G. Walton Smith regarding claims for response costs and 
damages under the Park System Resource Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 19jj.
    The United States' claims arise from the grounding of the vessel 
F.G. Walton Smith in Biscayne National Park on October 13, 2007. The 
grounding injured Park resources. Pursuant to the Agreement, the United 
States will recover a total of $508,708.
    The U.S. Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty 
(30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
Settlement Agreement. 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 the Settlement Agreement between the United States and 
University of Miami and the R/V F.G. Walton Smith, DJ No. 90-5-1-1-
10168.
    The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at Biscayne 
National Park, at 9700 SW 328 Street, Homestead, Florida 33033, and at 
the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Southeast 
Regional Office, Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street 
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. During the public comment period, the 
Settlement Agreement may also be examined on the following Department 
of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 number (202) 
514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-5271. In requesting a 
copy from the Consent Decree Library, please refer to the Settlement 
Agreement between the United States and University of Miami and the R/V 
F.G. Walton Smith (proposed Settlement Agreement, DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-
1-10168), and enclose a check in the amount of $3.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or fax, 
forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the 
stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-19251 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
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