[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71633-71634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29071]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Justice, on 
behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, has reached a Settlement Agreement with 
Dennis W. McGuire regarding claims for response costs and damages under 
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1443(a). The Florida 
Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Board of 
Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of 
Florida, joins the settlement and resolves its claims under Section 
253.04, Florida Statutes.
    The United States' claims arise from the grounding of the vessel M/
V Freedom in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on July 12, 
2009. The

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grounding injured Sanctuary resources. Pursuant to the Agreement, the 
United States will recover a total of $540,000.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to the Settlement Agreement between the United States and 
Dennis McGuire, DJ No. 90-5-1-1-10016. All comments must be submitted 
no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this 
notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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          To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail.............................  [email protected].
By mail...............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                         DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                         Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed Settlement Agreement 
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a 
paper copy of the Settlement Agreement upon written request and payment 
of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent 
Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $2.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
    During the public comment period, the proposed Settlement Agreement 
may also be examined at: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Nancy 
Foster Florida Keys Environmental Complex, Main Office, 33 East Quay 
Road, Key West, FL 33040.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-29071 Filed 11-30-12; 8:45 am]
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