[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 21362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09879]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act

    On April 25, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the United States District Court 
for the Southern District of Mississippi, in the lawsuit entitled the 
United States of America and State of Mississippi v. Denbury Onshore, 
LLC Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-289-HTW-LRA.
    This Decree represents a settlement of the United States' and 
State's (``Plaintiffs'') claims against Denbury Onshore, LLC. 
(``Defendant'') for violations of the Clean Water Act and various State 
laws. Under the Consent Decree, the Defendant will be required to 
undertake an extensive program designed to eliminate the discharges of 
oil from the Defendant's oil fields located in Mississippi. The Consent 
Decree further requires the Defendant to pay a civil penalty of $3.5 
million, with $2.4 million being paid to the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund, and $1.1 million being paid to the State of Mississippi.
    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 Mississippi v. 
Denbury Onshore, LLC., the D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10733. 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 Amended Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the Amended 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 $12.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the 
Consent Decree and $21.25 for the Consent Decree and Exhibits thereto.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-09879 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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