[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04083]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 15, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Buckeye 
Pipe Line Company, L.P., et al., Civil Action No. 18-cv-1194.
    The United States filed a Complaint for civil penalties and 
injunctive relief alleging violations of Sections 301 and 311(b) of the 
Clean Water Act (CWA) arising out of the discharge of approximately 705 
barrels of jet fuel from a pipeline near Palos Park, Cook County, 
Illinois. The United States' Complaint names as defendants Buckeye Pipe 
Line Company, L.C., the operator of the pipeline, and West Shore Pipe 
Line Company, the owner of the pipeline. Both defendants signed the 
proposed Consent Decree to resolve these claims, agreeing to pay a 
total of $400,000 in civil penalties and to maintain improvements made 
to prevent future discharges. Specifically, defendants have improved 
Control Center diagrams and operating procedures and have agreed to 
train all relevant personnel on these improvements. Defendants have 
also agreed to annually report on further improvements, corrective 
actions taken on the relevant pipeline, individuals trained and all 
releases reported to the National Response Center.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. L.P., et 
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11370/2. 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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
    We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $4.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-04083 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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