[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 18865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08940]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 26, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Montana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. ExxonMobil Pipeline 
Company, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-00048-SPW-TJC.
    The United States filed this lawsuit against ExxonMobil Pipeline 
Company (``ExxonMobil'') seeking civil penalties pursuant to Section 
311(b)(7)(A) and (D) of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 
1321(b)(7)(A) and (D), and injunctive relief pursuant to Section 309(b) 
of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b), as a result of the July 1, 2011 
discharge of over 1,500 barrels of crude oil from the company's 
Silvertip Pipeline into the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Montana. The 
proposed Consent Decree requires ExxonMobil Pipeline Company to pay a 
civil penalty of $1,050,000 to resolve the claims. The settlement 
proceeds will be deposited in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The 
proposed Consent Decree also requires ExxonMobil to take action at 
certain Silvertip Pipeline water crossings.
    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. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-10332/1. 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 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, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $9.50 for the consent 
decree and appendices (25 cents per page reproduction cost) or $7.50 
for the consent decree without appendix, payable to the United States 
Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-08940 Filed 5-1-19; 8:45 am]
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