[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13806]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 
Act

    On May 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Garden Homes et 
al., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-03618-CCC-JBC.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims set forth in 
the complaint against Garden Homes and twelve of its affiliates 
(``Defendants'') for violations of the Clean Water Act, in connection 
with Defendants' operations at ten construction sites in New Jersey. 
Under the Consent Decree, Defendants have agreed to pay a civil penalty 
of $225,000. Defendants will also perform a land preservation 
supplemental environmental project valued at approximately $780,000, 
and implement a company-wide storm water management program designed to 
provide increased oversight of operations and ensure greater compliance 
with the Clean Water Act.
    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. Garden Homes et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-
10904. 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $24.25 (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 $9.75.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-13806 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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