[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52909-52910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18931]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 4, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. CONSOL Energy 
Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:16-CV-01178.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve Clean Water Act and 
associated state claims alleged in this action by the United States and 
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Against CONSOL 
Energy Inc., CNX Coal Resources LP, and Consol Pennsylvania Coal 
Company LLC for the discharge of pollutants from the Bailey Mine 
Complex in Greene and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, into state 
waters and waters of the United States in violation of limits in 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits. 
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants will perform injunctive 
relief including implementing water management measures to prevent 
contaminated discharge, conducting long-term monitoring to ensure 
sufficient storage capacity to prevent future discharges, developing 
contingency plans should future discharges become likely, and 
implementing an environmental management system to ensure compliance 
with the Clean Water Act and other applicable environmental laws. In 
addition, Defendants will pay a total civil penalty of $3 million in 
three installments, with the last payment on January 15, 2018.
    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 and the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection v. CONSOL Energy Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-10614. 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: https://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 $15.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-18931 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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