[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40211-40212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15934]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lodged a 
proposed Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Indiana in United States and State 
of Indiana v. City of Elkhart, Indiana, Civil Action No. 2:11CV328. The 
lodging of the proposed Amendment to Consent Decree, by the United 
States on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with the 
concurrence of the State of Indiana on behalf of the Indiana Department 
of Environmental Management, modifies the Consent Decree in this action 
that was entered by the Court on November 30, 2011.
    The 2011 Consent Decree resolved claims for civil penalties as well 
as injunctive relief in the form of a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for 
violations of the Clean Water Act and related State law claims in 
connection with the City of Elkhart's operation of its municipal 
wastewater and sewer system. The proposed Amendment to Consent Decree 
modifies the LTCP by allowing the City to change the technology

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currently used to treat the wastewater originating from its combined 
sewer system, allowing one additional year to implement such change.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and State of Indiana v. City of 
Elkhart, Indiana, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08202. 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.............................  Acting 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 Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
    We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $18.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-15934 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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