[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 4168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01054]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 3, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Oregon in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Granite Construction 
Company, No. 3:13-cv-00012-ST. The proposed Consent Decree entered into 
by the United States and the company resolves the United States' claims 
against Granite for civil penalties and injunctive relief pursuant to 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319. Under the terms of the Consent 
Decree, Granite will pay the United States a civil penalty of $735,000, 
for excessive discharges of stormwater pollutants into tributaries of 
the Yaquina River. These discharges occurred during the construction of 
the Highway 20 expansion project from Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville. In 
addition, Granite Construction has agreed to implement a new stormwater 
control training program for its Oregon-based supervisors to prevent 
future failures. The company will ensure that all of its on-site 
managers are trained in stormwater control and that a special 
stormwater pollution control manager is assigned to all of its Oregon 
construction sites.
    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. Granite Construction Company, DJ Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-10539. 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].
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 $8.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-01054 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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