[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25187]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 14, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and the 
State of Illinois v. Big River Solar, LLC Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-
02659.
    In this case, the United States and the State seek to resolve 
claims against Defendant Big River Solar, LLC, under the Clean Water 
Act. The United States and the State allege Big River violated of its 
state stormwater permit, during the construction of a large-scale solar 
farm in White County, Illinois. The proposed Consent Decree requires 
Big River to perform injunctive relief measures to ensure compliance 
until construction is complete and the stormwater permit is terminated. 
The Consent Decree also requires Big River to pay a civil penalty of 
$175,000, with $122,500 to the United States, and $52,500 to the State 
of Illinois.
    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 State of Illinois v. Big River Solar, 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12558. 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 to: Consent Decree Library, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $34.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy exclusive of exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.00.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-25187 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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