[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 63143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22040]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
On September 30, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent judgment with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States of America
v. Nassau County, New York, Case No. 2:20-CV-4648.
The United States filed this lawsuit to seek civil penalties and
injunctive relief for violations of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6991e et seq. (``RCRA''). The alleged
violations stem from Nassau County's (``Nassau'') failure to comply
with RCRA's underground storage tank (``UST'') regulations and with an
EPA administrative order that required Nassau to comply with RCRA
requirements regarding USTs owned or operated by Nassau at 48 of its
facilities. The Consent Judgment requires Nassau to bring its USTs into
compliance with the UST regulations, and to install and operate a
centralized monitoring system. The Consent Judgment also requires
Nassau to pay a civil penalty of $427,500.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to Nassau County, New York, Civil Action No. 2:20-CV-
4648, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-11455. 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 Judgment 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 Judgment 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 $8.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-22040 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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