[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27674]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 13, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled The United States and The 
State of Louisiana v. The City of Shreveport, Louisiana, Case No: 5:13-
cv-03065. The Consent Decree resolves the claims of Plaintiffs in the 
complaint against The City of Shreveport, for Shreveport's sanitary 
sewer overflows in violation of Sections 301 and 309 of the Clean Water 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 1311 and 1319, and the terms and conditions of Louisiana 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination permits issued to the City under 
Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 1342. Under the proposed 
Consent Decree, Shreveport has agreed to pay a civil penalty of 
$650,000 and perform remediation of its wastewater collection treatment 
system, including the Lucas and North Regional treatment plants, 
estimated to cost approximately $141 million.
    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 The United States and the State of Louisiana v. The 
City of Shreveport, Louisiana, DJ: 90-5-1-1-2767/1. 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 $36.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-27674 Filed 11-18-13; 8:45 am]
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