[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 68094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23694]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 21, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
modification to the consent decree with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled 
United States and State of Georgia v. DeKalb County, Georgia, Civil 
Action No. No. 1:10-cv-04039-SDG.
    The United States and the State of Georgia filed this lawsuit in 
2010 under the Clean Water Act. The complaint sought injunctive relief 
and civil penalties for violations in connection with the City's 
sanitary sewer system. The consent decree entered by the Court on 
December 13, 2011 provides for DeKalb County to perform injunctive 
measures as described in the consent decree, to pay a civil penalty 
split between United States and the State of Georgia, and to perform a 
supplemental environmental project. The proposed modification to the 
consent decree, among other things: (1) Extends the time period for 
DeKalb County to rehabilitate priority sewer areas, (2) requires 
additional injunctive relief, and (3) requires DeKalb County to pay a 
$1,047,000 civil penalty, which will be divided evenly between the 
United States and the State.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the modification to 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 Georgia v. 
DeKalb County, Georgia, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09497. 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, D.C.
                                             20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the modification to 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 modification to 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 $22 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief,Environmental Enforcement Section,Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-23694 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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