[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45444-45445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16299]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 21, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Pacific Energy South 
West Pacific, Ltd., Civil Action No. 20-CV-322.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
for violations of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
permit, violations of an administrative order issued by the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, and unpermitted discharges of 
pollutants to waters of the United States at the American Samoa 
Terminal, a fuel terminal that the defendant Pacific Energy South West 
Pacific, Ltd., operates in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The consent 
decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay a 
$300,000 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. Pacific Energy South West Pacific, 
Ltd., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12086. 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-16299 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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