[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 45804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16341]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification of Consent Decree 
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and 
Liability Act

    On July 1, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Modification of Consent Decree with the United States District Court 
for the Western District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and the Territory of American Samoa v. Starkist Co. and Starkist 
Samoa Co., Civil Action No. 2:17 CV 01190-DSC.
    The proposed Modification of Consent Decree pertains to a consent 
decree entered by the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Division on March 7, 2018, 
(``Modification''), which resolved claims arising under sections 301(a) 
and 311(j) of the Clean Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412, sections 312 and 313 
of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 
11022 and 11023, and section 3010 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6930, and the regulations promulgated under 
those statutes. The Modification would, among other things, require 
Starkist Co. and Starkist Samoa, Co. to achieve and maintain compliance 
with the effluent limits in its National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permit in an alternative manner than that 
set forth in the original consent decree.
    Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 50.7, the United States will publish a notice 
of the lodging of the proposed Modification of the consent decree in 
the Federal Register. The date that notice is published will open a 30-
day period for public comment on the proposed Modification of the 
consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States and Territory of American Samoa v. StarKist Co. and 
Starkist Samoa Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11357. 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 Modification may be examined 
and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. An unofficial translation of the 
Modification is available along with the official English version on 
our website. O loo i la matou laupepa o upega tafa'ilagi se faaliliuga 
e le'i faaaloa'ia o le Teuteuga faatasi ma lona tusitusiga i le gagana 
Peretania. We will provide a paper copy of the 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 $11.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-16341 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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