[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08208]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on December 20, 2012, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Authority for the Port of The 
Americas, Civ. A. No. 12-2033(JAG), was lodged with the United States 
Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
    The Complaint filed in this action alleges that the Authority for 
the Port of Las Americas, Puerto Rico (``the Authority''), violated 
various provisions of a permit issued under Section 404 of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344, and the Rivers and Harbor Act, 33 U.S.C. 
403, in connection with development and construction of the port 
facilities. Pursuant to the attached proposed Consent Decree, the 
Authority would pay a civil penalty of $150,000, and will deposit 
$4,200,000.00 into an escrow account for use for In-Lieu-Fee-Mitigation 
over a period of three (3) years.
    The U.S. Attorney's Office will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to Isabel Mu[ntilde]oz-Acosta, 
Assistant U.S. Attorney, and either emailed to [email protected] 
or mailed to U.S. Attorney's Office, Torre Chard[oacute]n, Suite 1201, 
350 Carlos Chard[oacute]n Street, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, and 
should refer to United States v. Authority for the Port of The 
Americas, Civil No. 12-2033(JAG).
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, to http.//
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
    A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained in the U.S. 
Attorney's Office, located at Torre Chard[oacute]n, Suite 1201, 350 
Carlos Chard[oacute]n Street, San Juan, PR 00918.
Isabel Mu[ntilde]oz-Acosta, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USDC-PR 
128302, Torre Chard[oacute]n, Suite 1201, 350 Carlos 
Chard[oacute]n Street, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, Telephone: (787) 
766-5656, Facsimile: (787) 766-6219.

Rosa Emilia Rodr[iacute]guez-V[eacute]lez,
United States Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2013-08208 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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