[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 34406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13541]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 3, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Davisco Foods 
International, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-cv-00458-EJL CV-1291-JTM-JPO.
    The United States of America, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a Complaint in this action 
asserting claims against Defendant Davisco Foods International, Inc. 
(``Davisco'') for penalties pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that, from 
October of 2006 to August of 2010, Davisco violated its National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by EPA under 
Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, by discharging 
amounts and concentrations of phosphorus in excess of its permit 
limits. The proposed Consent Decree requires Davisco to pay a civil 
penalty of $304,000 for the violations alleged in the Complaint.
    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. Davisco Foods International, Inc., DOJ 
Reference No. 90-5-1-1-09859. 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 $6 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-13541 Filed 6-6-13; 8:45 am]
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