[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7107-7108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01631]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Roger
J. LaPant, Jr., Civil Action Number 2:16-cv-01498-KJM-DB, was lodged
with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
California on January 19, 2021.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendant Roger J. LaPant, Jr., pursuant to
Sections 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1344,
to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the
Defendant for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants
without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent
Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendant to pay a
civil penalty, effectuate compensatory mitigation, and be subject to
other injunctive relief.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Andrew Doyle,
United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044, [email protected], and refer to
United States v. Roger J. LaPant, Jr., DJ # 90-5-1-1-20800.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at
http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. In addition, the proposed
Consent Decree may be obtained from the Clerk's Office, United States
District Court for the Eastern District of California, 501 I Street,
Room 4-200, Sacramento, CA 95814. However, the Clerk's Office continues
to restrict public access due to the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19
emergency. Please visit http://
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www.caed.uscourts.gov or call 1-866-884-5525 for more information.
Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-01631 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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