[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 159 (Monday, August 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50049-50050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17879]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 5, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Groendyke 
Transport Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-02311.
    This civil action asserts claims for penalties against Groendyke 
Transport Inc. Groendyke, as the legal successor to Manweiler Transport 
Company (Transport), for violations of Section

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311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 132l(b)(3), for the 
unpermitted discharge on August 26, 2016, of petroleum product into or 
upon navigable waters of the United States and their adjoining 
shorelines. The Consent Decree requires the defendant to pay a civil 
penalty of $225,000 to settle the claims against it. In return, the 
United States will grant Groendyke Transport Inc. a covenant not to sue 
or take administrative action pursuant to the Clean Water Act for the 
civil violations alleged in the Complaint, filed simultaneously with 
the Consent Decree.
    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. Groendyke Transport Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-12121. 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 $3.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-17879 Filed 8-14-20; 8:45 am]
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