[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 12036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04131]
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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. Thomas
E. Lipar, et al., Civil Action Number 4:10-cv-01904, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on
January 19, 2021.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendants Thomas E. Lipar, LGI Land, LLC, LGI
Group, LLC, and LGI Development, Inc., pursuant to Sections 301 and 404
of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1344, to obtain remedies
against them 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
Defendants to effectuate compensatory mitigation, conduct best
management practices work, and be subject to other injunctive relief.
On January 26, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice
in the Federal Register opening a period of public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days through
February 25, 2021. By this notice, the Department of Justice is
extending the public comment period through March 11, 2021. Comments
should be addressed to Michele Walter and 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.
Thomas E. Lipar, et al., DJ #90-5-1-1-18564.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at
http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. In addition, the proposed
Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street,
Houston, TX 77002. However, the Clerk's Office may limit public access
due to the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 emergency. Please visit
www.txs.uscourts.gov or call 713-250-5500 for more information.
Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-04131 Filed 2-26-21; 8:45 am]
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