[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32062-32063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12577]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 9, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. 
City of Quincy, Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-10483-RGS.
    The United States filed a Complaint against the City of Quincy, 
Massachusetts (``City'') on March 14, 2019, alleging violations of the 
Clean Water Act. The Complaint alleged that sewage in the City's 
sanitary sewer system had leaked from the sanitary system and entered 
the separate storm sewer system, ultimately discharging with storm 
water into Quincy Bay and other receiving waters. The Complaint also 
alleged that the City's sanitary sewer system had overflowed on 
numerous occasions, resulting in discharges of sewage. The Consent 
Decree calls for the City to implement a comprehensive and integrated 
program to investigate, repair, and rehabilitate its stormwater and 
sanitary sewer systems, with all investigations and remedial work 
completed by December 31, 2034. The City will also pay a $115,000 
penalty.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. City of Quincy, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-
1-11446. 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 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 Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment

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to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $17.25 for a 
copy of the Consent Decree without the appendices or for $58.25 for a 
copy of the Consent Decree with appendices (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-12577 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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