[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28775-28776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11377]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 13, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Cemex 
Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:14-
cv-01386.
    This settlement resolves the United States' claims against 
Defendants Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc. for 
Defendants' violations of the Clean Water Act, the Act's implementing 
regulations, and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
(``NPDES'') Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges 
Associated with Industrial Activities, at eighteen ready-mix concrete 
facilities owned and/or operated by Defendants in Puerto Rico.
    The proposed Consent Decree will require Defendants to implement 
comprehensive injunctive relief to ensure that all active ready-mix 
concrete facilities comply with the Clean Water Act and applicable 
NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit. The injunctive relief includes 
conducting hydrology and hydraulic studies, implementing stormwater 
compliance plans that incorporate the results of facility-specific 
engineering analysis reports, establishing new sampling points, 
improving best management practices, and providing enhanced training 
and new environmental compliance personnel at the active facilities. 
The cost of implementing this injunctive relief is approximately $1.8 
million. In addition, Defendants will pay a $360,000 civil penalty and 
implement a supplemental environmental project, which involves donating 
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conservation 401 acres of land valued at approximately $2.36 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 United States v. Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de 
Puerto Rico, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10430. 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 e-mail...........................  [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 $18.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $14.50.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-11377 Filed 5-16-14; 8:45 am]
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