[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18651]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On August 20, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. AG Processing
Inc., Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-03052-LRR.
The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 311(j) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j). The United States' complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure regulations and the Facility
Response Plan regulations at defendant's facilities in Iowa, Nebraska,
and Minnesota. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform
injunctive relief and pay a $500,000 civil penalty.
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. AG Processing Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-1-1-11716. 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 website: 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,
US DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $12.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18651 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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