[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02733]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Alaska a proposed 
modification of the 2016 Consent Decree in United States and State of 
Alaska v. City of Palmer, 3:16 cv 000204.
    The proposed modification seeks to make changes to the Consent 
Decree entered by the Court on December 22, 2016 that required the City 
of Palmer (City) to implement various upgrades to its wastewater 
treatment plant (WWTP) to enable the City to comply with its National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued under the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. Among these upgrades, the Consent Decree 
required that by August 31, 2020 the City install and operate secondary 
clarifiers which are basins specifically designed to provide effective 
gravity separation of settleable and suspended solids in biologically 
treated wastewater. See Consent Decree ] 11.d. The proposed 
modification extends this deadline until July 1, 2022 and requires that 
in the interim City undertake certain alternative measures that may 
enable it to meet its permit limits without the clarifiers.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed modification. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division 
and should refer to United States and State of Alaska v. City of 
Palmer, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11214. 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 proposed modification 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 proposed modification 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 $36.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-02733 Filed 2-9-21; 8:45 am]
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