[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54421-54422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19230]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 26, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Mississippi in the lawsuit entitled United States and State 
of Mississippi v. City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Civil Action No. 
2:20-cv-00158-KS-MTP.
    The United States and the State of Mississippi filed this lawsuit 
under the Clean Water Act and the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution 
Control Law. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
for violations in connection with the City's sanitary sewer system. The 
consent decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief 
including early action projects; management, operations, and 
maintenance programs; and rehabilitation of priority areas of the 
sewer. It also requires the City to pay a $165,600 civil penalty, which 
will be divided evenly between the United States and the State. In 
addition, the City has agreed to perform a supplemental environmental 
project valued at $220,800.
    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 and State of Mississippi v. City of 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10964. 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 $64.75 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $14.75.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-19230 Filed 8-31-20; 8:45 am]
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