[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75446-75447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30669]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 13, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sewer 
Authority of the City of Scranton, Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-1873.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
for violations of the Clean Water Act and certain terms of the National 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the SSA pursuant 
to the CWA, relating to the municipal wastewater treatment plant and 
collection system owned and operated by the SSA. The consent decree 
requires the defendant to implement a long term control plan to address 
combined sewer overflows by December 1, 2037 and to pay a $340,000 
civil penalty, 50% to the United States and 50% to the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Scranton Sewer Authority, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-08778. 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 email...............................  [email protected].

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By mail................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                          U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                          Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the consent decree 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 consent decree 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 $20.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-30669 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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