[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 44464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17980]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Joint Stipulation under the Clean 
Water Act

    On July 25, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
settlement with the United States District Court for the District of 
Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United States and Alaska v. BP 
(Exploration) Alaska, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-00146.
    The United States and State of Alaska filed this lawsuit under the 
Clean Water Act against BP (Exploration) Alaska, Inc. The complaint 
seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of the Clean 
Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq., and Alaska Statutes 46.03.710 and 46.03.740. The settlement 
provides a covenant not to sue in return for defendant's payment of 
$450,000.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the settlement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States and Alaska v. BP (Exploration) Alaska, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-08808/1. 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, DC 20044-
                                             7611.
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    During the public comment period, the settlement 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 settlement 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 $3 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-17980 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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