[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14952]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 18, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. New River 
Royalty, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00584-JPG-SCW.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
for discharges of pollutants, in violation of Section 301 of the Clean 
Water Act, at property located approximately five miles east of 
Johnston City in Williamson County, Illinois. The consent decree 
requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay an $820,000 
penalty. The consent decree further requires the defendant to perform 
offsite mitigation of the harm caused by the violations.
    The publication of the 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. New River Royalty, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-10180. 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, D.C. 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14952 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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