[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 134 (Monday, July 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 42010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14975]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 7, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Nebraska in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Nebraska 
v. Henningsen Foods, Inc., Civil Action No. 8:20-cv-00269.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for 
violations of the Clean Water Act's pre-treatment regulations and the 
defendant's Nebraska Pre-Treatment Program Permit at the defendant's 
David City, Iowa egg-processing facility from January 2014 to the date 
of lodging. The proposed Consent Decree requires the defendant to pay a 
civil penalty of $827,500 and to implement injunctive relief measures 
including operation and maintenance of an upgraded pH basin, increased 
monitoring of and limits on pH in effluent discharges, continued 
funding of a new anaerobic lagoon at the David City POTW, and 
implementation of an operations, maintenance, and training program for 
the defendant's employees. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the 
United States' claims alleged in the complaint through the date of 
lodging.
    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 and State of Nebraska v. Henningsen 
Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11936. 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 $24.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $9.75.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-14975 Filed 7-10-20; 8:45 am]
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