[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 74388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25704]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Coment Period for Proposed 
Modification To Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    On October 21, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
modification to the existing 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. 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 sanitary 
sewer system of DeKalb County, Georgia (``DeKalb County''). The consent 
decree entered by the Court on December 20, 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 of Georgia. 
Notice of the lodging of the modification was originally published in 
the Federal Register on October 27, 2020. See 85 FR 68094 (Oct. 27, 
2020). The publication of the original notice opened a period of public 
comment on the modification for a period of thirty (30) days through 
November 26, 2020. The publication of the present notice extends the 
period for public comment on the modification through December 4, 2020.
    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 December 
4, 2020. 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 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. 2020-25704 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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