[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 58103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22822]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act and Oil Pollution Act

    On October 13, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and Illinois 
v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. and West Shore Pipe Line Company, 
Civil Action No. 21-cv-5424.
    The United States filed a Complaint for civil penalties and 
injunctive relief alleging violations of Sections 311(b) and 404(s) of 
the Clean Water Act (CWA) arising out of the discharge of approximately 
1,857 barrels of crude oil from a pipeline near Lockport, Will County, 
Illinois. The State of Illinois joined the United States claim under 
Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act for injuries to natural 
resources. The United States' complaint names as defendants Buckeye 
Pipe Line Company, L.P., the operator of the pipeline, and West Shore 
Pipe Line Company, the owner of the pipeline. Both defendants signed 
the proposed Consent Decree to resolve these claims, agreeing to pay a 
total of $1,500,000 in civil penalties and $7,200,000 in natural 
resource damages and wetland mitigation.
    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 and Illinois v. Buckeye Pipe Line Co., 
L.P., et al., D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-5-1-1-11370 and 90-5-1-1-20834. 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 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 $14.75 (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. 2021-22822 Filed 10-19-21; 8:45 am]
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