[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21546]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Maine in the lawsuit entitled United States of America and State of 
Maine v. City of Bangor, Maine, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00350-NT.
    In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Maine, on behalf of 
the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, allege that the City 
of Bangor (the ``City'') violated the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 
U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and applicable regulations relating to the City's 
failure to comply with its National Pollution Discharge System and 
small municipal separate storm sewer system permits relating to the 
sewer system owned and operated by the City. The consent decree 
requires the City to undertake various measures to study and correct 
the problems causing the permit violations in order to achieve 
compliance with the CWA and applicable regulations.
    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 of America and State of Maine v. City of 
Bangor, Maine, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-2883/1. 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 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Mail your request and to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.

Please enclose a check or money order for $16.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-21546 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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