[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14179]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Decree Under 
The Clean Water Act

    On June 24, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States 
and State of Indiana v. City of Jeffersonville, Civil Action No. 
4:09cv125.
    The United States and the State of Indiana filed this lawsuit under 
the Clean Water Act in 2009. The Complaint sought injunctive relief and 
civil penalties for violations of the regulations that govern 
discharges of untreated sewer overflows. Concurrent with filing of that 
Complaint, the parties lodged a Consent Decree resolving the claims in 
the Complaint. The Court entered the Consent Decree in 2009.
    The proposed Amendment to Consent Decree authorizes the City of 
Jeffersonville to modify its Long Term Control Plan. The modification 
will allow the City of Jeffersonville to complete infrastructure 
projects that will enable it to comply with a State-mandated phosphorus 
limit. The modification also allows the City more flexibility in the 
counting of overflows and reduces the overall volume of sewage 
discharged without changing the Consent Decree's compliance deadlines. 
The Amendment to Consent Decree does not seek civil penalties, and all 
other terms of the 2009 Consent Decree remain in effect.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Amendment to Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, Jonathan D. Brightbill and should refer to United 
States and State of Indiana v. City of Jeffersonville, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-08723. 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, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Amendment to 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 Amendment to 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 $88.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy of the Amendment to Consent Decree without the exhibits and 
signature pages, the cost is $1.50.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-14179 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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